Delay execution of a method using Thread in c#

Question

I need to delay the execution of a method for few seconds using Thread.

But when I use Thread.Sleep(1000); it blocks the UI execution.

Somebody suggest me to use Task.Delay(1000).Wait();. But it doesn't work in the framework 4.0. I can do this using Timer. But I need to achieve this using Thread.

As I was a fresher I can't able to understand the answers provided in the similar questions.

Can any one tell me how to achieve the delayed execution of a method without blocking the UI.

Thanks in advance.

"I can do this using Timer. But I need to achieve this using Thread" - What's wrong with timer callbacks? Why do you want to create separate thread? — Dennis, Mar 06 '17 at 07:40
Why doesn't timer work for you? More information would be better - what sort of application (I assume winforms or wpf desktop?) — Richard Matheson, Mar 06 '17 at 07:41
The method I need to delay will be called for every keypress. It is like searching a name from the list. — Mohanram Anbukkarasu, Mar 06 '17 at 08:10
@MohanramAnbukkarasu: well, it's better to ask superior about his requirement. As it stated, it looks very strange. According to your comments, timer is what you need. — Dennis, Mar 06 '17 at 08:11

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 06 '17 at 07:43

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You need to await the task in order to avoid blocking the ui thread.

await Task.Delay(1000)

answered Mar 06 '17 at 07:43

Abir

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check this implementation of Task.Delay in .net 4: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15341962/how-to-put-a-task-to-sleep-or-delay-in-c-sharp-4-0 – Abir Mar 06 '17 at 08:33

Delay execution of a method using Thread in c#

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