WPF BackgroundWorker

BackgroundWorker code snippet for fun and profit:

var worker = new BackgroundWorker();
worker.DoWork += DoStuffOnBackgroundThread;
worker.RunWorkerCompleted += StuffOnBackgroundThreadCompleted;
worker.RunWorkerAsync(spaceId);

public void DoStuffOnBackgroundThread(object sender, DoWorkEventArgs e)
{
 var sampleParameterObject = ((string)e.Argument);
 //do work here
 e.Result = myResultObject;
}

public void StuffOnBackgroundThreadCompleted(object sender, RunWorkerCompletedEventArgs e)
{
  if (e.Result != null && e.Result is MyResultType)
  {
   //do stuff with result here
  }
}

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