How can I assign my method to a thread?

Question

I have written the following code:

var threaddatatable = new System.Threading.Thread(update); threaddatatable.Start(dt); update(datatable dt) { }

But I am receiving these errors:

The best overloaded method match for System.Threading.Thread.Thread(System.Threading.ThreadStart)has some invalid arguments

And

Argument 1 cannot convert from 'method group' to System.Threading.ThreadStart

How can I assign my update method to my thread?

Marc Gravell · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-28 13:43:57Z

The signature takes object; you need

new Thread(obj => update((DataTable)obj));

I also suggest looking at either the ThreadPool or TPL/Task - threads are relatively expensive.

DeveloperX · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-31 12:42:17Z

you should rewrite your code like this

var threaddatatable = new System.Threading.Thread(new System.Threading.ThreadStart( update)); threaddatatable.Start();

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