BackgroundWorker之：在后台下载文件

下载文件是常见任务，通常情况下，最好以单独的线程来运行这项可能很耗时的操作。使用 BackgroundWorker 组件可以用非常少的代码完成此任务。

示例：

下面的代码示例演示如何使用 BackgroundWorker 组件从 URL 加载 XML 文件。用户单击“下载”按钮时，Click 事件处理程序将调用 BackgroundWorker 组件的 RunWorkerAsync 方法来启动下载操作。在下载过程中，将禁用该按钮，然后在下载完成后再启用该按钮。MessageBox 将显示文件的内容。

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Threading;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Xml;

public class Form1 : Form
{
    private BackgroundWorker backgroundWorker1;
    private Button dowloadButton;
    private XmlDocument document = null;

    public Form1()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
    }

    private void dowloadButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        // Start the download operation in the background.
        this.backgroundWorker1.RunWorkerAsync();

        // Disable the button for the duration of the download.
        this.dowloadButton.Enabled = false;

        // Wait for the BackgroundWorker to finish the download.
        while (this.backgroundWorker1.IsBusy)
        {
            // Keep UI messages moving, so the form remains 
            // responsive during the asynchronous operation.
            Application.DoEvents();
        }

        // The download is done, so enable the button.
        this.dowloadButton.Enabled = true;
    }

    private void backgroundWorker1_DoWork(
        object sender, 
        DoWorkEventArgs e)
    {
        document = new XmlDocument();

        // Replace this file name with a valid file name.
        document.Load(@"http://www.tailspintoys.com/sample.xml");

        // Uncomment the following line to
        // simulate a noticeable latency.
        //Thread.Sleep(5000);
    }

    private void backgroundWorker1_RunWorkerCompleted(
        object sender, 
        RunWorkerCompletedEventArgs e)
    {
        if (e.Error == null)
        {
            MessageBox.Show(document.InnerXml, "Download Complete");
        }
        else
        {
            MessageBox.Show(
                "Failed to download file", 
                "Download failed", 
                MessageBoxButtons.OK, 
                MessageBoxIcon.Error );
        }
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Required designer variable.
    /// </summary>
    private System.ComponentModel.IContainer components = null;

    /// <summary>
    /// Clean up any resources being used.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="disposing">true if managed resources should be disposed; otherwise, false.</param>
    protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
    {
        if (disposing && (components != null))
        {
            components.Dispose();
        }
        base.Dispose(disposing);
    }

    #region Windows Form Designer generated code

    /// <summary>
    /// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
    /// the contents of this method with the code editor.
    /// </summary>
    private void InitializeComponent()
    {
        this.backgroundWorker1 = new System.ComponentModel.BackgroundWorker();
        this.dowloadButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
        this.SuspendLayout();
        // 
        // backgroundWorker1
        // 
        this.backgroundWorker1.DoWork += new System.ComponentModel.DoWorkEventHandler(this.backgroundWorker1_DoWork);
        this.backgroundWorker1.RunWorkerCompleted += new System.ComponentModel.RunWorkerCompletedEventHandler(this.backgroundWorker1_RunWorkerCompleted);
        // 
        // dowloadButton
        // 
        this.dowloadButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 12);
        this.dowloadButton.Name = "dowloadButton";
        this.dowloadButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(75, 23);
        this.dowloadButton.TabIndex = 0;
        this.dowloadButton.Text = "Download file";
        this.dowloadButton.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
        this.dowloadButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.dowloadButton_Click);
        // 
        // Form1
        // 
        this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
        this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
        this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(104, 54);
        this.Controls.Add(this.dowloadButton);
        this.Name = "Form1";
        this.Text = "Form1";
        this.ResumeLayout(false);

    }

    #endregion
}

static class Program
{
    /// <summary>
    /// The main entry point for the application.
    /// </summary>
    [STAThread]
    static void Main()
    {
        Application.EnableVisualStyles();
        Application.Run(new Form1());
    }
}

下载文件：

文件下载在 BackgroundWorker 组件的辅助线程上进行，该线程运行 DoWork 事件处理程序。当代码调用 RunWorkerAsync 方法时，将启动此线程。

private void backgroundWorker1_DoWork(
    object sender, 
    DoWorkEventArgs e)
{
    document = new XmlDocument();

    // Replace this file name with a valid file name.
    document.Load(@"http://www.tailspintoys.com/sample.xml");

    // Uncomment the following line to
    // simulate a noticeable latency.
    //Thread.Sleep(5000);
}

 

等待 BackgroundWorker 完成

dowloadButton_Click 事件处理程序演示如何等待 BackgroundWorker 组件完成它的异步任务。使用 IsBusy 属性可以确定 BackgroundWorker 线程是否仍在运行。如果代码在主 UI 线程上（对于 Click 事件处理程序即是如此），请务必调用 Application.DoEvents 方法以使用户界面能够响应用户操作。

private void dowloadButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    // Start the download operation in the background.
    this.backgroundWorker1.RunWorkerAsync();

    // Disable the button for the duration of the download.
    this.dowloadButton.Enabled = false;

    // Wait for the BackgroundWorker to finish the download.
    while (this.backgroundWorker1.IsBusy)
    {
        // Keep UI messages moving, so the form remains 
        // responsive during the asynchronous operation.
        Application.DoEvents();
    }

    // The download is done, so enable the button.
    this.dowloadButton.Enabled = true;
}

 

显示结果

backgroundWorker1_RunWorkerCompleted 方法将处理 RunWorkerCompleted 事件，并在后台操作完成后被调用。它首先检查 AsyncCompletedEventArgs.Error 属性，如果该属性是 null，它将显示文件内容。

private void backgroundWorker1_RunWorkerCompleted(
    object sender, 
    RunWorkerCompletedEventArgs e)
{
    if (e.Error == null)
    {
        MessageBox.Show(document.InnerXml, "Download Complete");
    }
    else
    {
        MessageBox.Show(
            "Failed to download file", 
            "Download failed", 
            MessageBoxButtons.OK, 
            MessageBoxIcon.Error );
    }
}