The calling thread cannot access this object because a different thread owns it

Question

My code is as below

public CountryStandards()
{
    InitializeComponent();
    try
    {
        FillPageControls();
    }
    catch (Exception ex)
    {
        MessageBox.Show(ex.Message, "Country Standards", MessageBoxButton.OK, MessageBoxImage.Error);
    }
}

/// <summary>
/// Fills the page controls.
/// </summary>
private void FillPageControls()
{
    popUpProgressBar.IsOpen = true;
    lblProgress.Content = "Loading. Please wait...";
    progress.IsIndeterminate = true;
    worker = new BackgroundWorker();
    worker.DoWork += new System.ComponentModel.DoWorkEventHandler(worker_DoWork);
    worker.ProgressChanged += new System.ComponentModel.ProgressChangedEventHandler(worker_ProgressChanged);
    worker.WorkerReportsProgress = true;
    worker.WorkerSupportsCancellation = true;
    worker.RunWorkerCompleted += new System.ComponentModel.RunWorkerCompletedEventHandler(worker_RunWorkerCompleted);
    worker.RunWorkerAsync();                    
}

private void worker_DoWork(object sender, System.ComponentModel.DoWorkEventArgs e)
{
    GetGridData(null, 0); // filling grid
}

private void worker_ProgressChanged(object sender, System.ComponentModel.ProgressChangedEventArgs e)
{
    progress.Value = e.ProgressPercentage;
}

private void worker_RunWorkerCompleted(object sender, System.ComponentModel.RunWorkerCompletedEventArgs e)
{
    worker = null;
    popUpProgressBar.IsOpen = false;
    //filling Region dropdown
    Standards.UDMCountryStandards objUDMCountryStandards = new Standards.UDMCountryStandards();
    objUDMCountryStandards.Operation = "SELECT_REGION";
    DataSet dsRegionStandards = objStandardsBusinessLayer.GetCountryStandards(objUDMCountryStandards);
    if (!StandardsDefault.IsNullOrEmptyDataTable(dsRegionStandards, 0))
        StandardsDefault.FillComboBox(cmbRegion, dsRegionStandards.Tables[0], "Region", "RegionId");

    //filling Currency dropdown
    objUDMCountryStandards = new Standards.UDMCountryStandards();
    objUDMCountryStandards.Operation = "SELECT_CURRENCY";
    DataSet dsCurrencyStandards = objStandardsBusinessLayer.GetCountryStandards(objUDMCountryStandards);
    if (!StandardsDefault.IsNullOrEmptyDataTable(dsCurrencyStandards, 0))
        StandardsDefault.FillComboBox(cmbCurrency, dsCurrencyStandards.Tables[0], "CurrencyName", "CurrencyId");

    if (Users.UserRole != "Admin")
        btnSave.IsEnabled = false;

}

/// <summary>
/// Gets the grid data.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="sender">The sender.</param>
/// <param name="pageIndex">Index of the page.( used in case of paging)   </pamam>
private void GetGridData(object sender, int pageIndex)
{
    Standards.UDMCountryStandards objUDMCountryStandards = new Standards.UDMCountryStandards();
    objUDMCountryStandards.Operation = "SELECT";
    objUDMCountryStandards.Country = txtSearchCountry.Text.Trim() != string.Empty ? txtSearchCountry.Text : null;
    DataSet dsCountryStandards = objStandardsBusinessLayer.GetCountryStandards(objUDMCountryStandards);
    if (!StandardsDefault.IsNullOrEmptyDataTable(dsCountryStandards, 0) && (chkbxMarketsSearch.IsChecked == true || chkbxBudgetsSearch.IsChecked == true || chkbxProgramsSearch.IsChecked == true))
    {
        DataTable objDataTable = StandardsDefault.FilterDatatableForModules(dsCountryStandards.Tables[0], "Country", chkbxMarketsSearch, chkbxBudgetsSearch, chkbxProgramsSearch);
        dgCountryList.ItemsSource = objDataTable.DefaultView;
    }
    else
    {
        MessageBox.Show("No Records Found", "Country Standards", MessageBoxButton.OK, MessageBoxImage.Information);
        btnClear_Click(null, null);
    }
}

The step objUDMCountryStandards.Country = txtSearchCountry.Text.Trim() != string.Empty ? txtSearchCountry.Text : null; in get grid data throws exception

The calling thread cannot access this object because a different thread owns it.

What's wrong here?

Answer 1

This is a common problem with people getting started. Whenever you update your UI elements from a thread other than the main thread, you need to use:

this.Dispatcher.Invoke(() =>
{
    ...// your code here.
});

You can also use control.Dispatcher.CheckAccess() to check whether the current thread owns the control. If it does own it, your code looks as normal. Otherwise, use above pattern.