c# - Moving delegate-related function to a different thread -

we developing library in c# communicates serial port. have function given delegate. problem want run in different thread.

we tried creating new thread (called datafrombot) keep using follows (first line):

        comport.datareceived += new serialdatareceivedeventhandler(comport_datareceived);          datafrombot = new thread(comport_datareceived);         datafrombot.start(); 

comport_datareceived defined as:

    thread datafrombot;     public void comport_datareceived(object sender, serialdatareceivedeventargs e) {  ... } 

the following errors occur:

error 3 best overloaded method match 'system.threading.thread.thread(system.threading.threadstart)' has invalid arguments c:...\ir52clow\communicationmanager.cs 180 27 ir52clow

error 4 argument '1': cannot convert 'method group' 'system.threading.threadstart' c:...\ir52clow\communicationmanager.cs 180 38 ir52clow

any ideas of how should convert compile? please note comport.datareceived (pay attention "." instead of "_") lies within system library , cannot modified.

thanks time! chris

every delegate has method called begininvoke(). when called method invokes function on new thread. dont have explicitly. eg.

public delegate string delegate1 ( int x);

delegate1 d1 = new delegate1(add);

d1.begininvoke(10, null, null);

here add method runs on secondary thread. primary thread continue operation , not wait secondary thread end. primary thread not come know when secondary thread has ended.

if need notification when method complete, can asynccallback class.

d1.begininvoke(10, asynccallback(addcomplete), null);

here when secondary thread completes execution invokes addcomplete() method on thread. primary thread not wait secondary thread.

check msdn.