How can I find out that a UserControl is Rendered ?

Question

I have the following code from inside the UserControl.cs:

        public void wait()
        {
            int i = 0;
            while (i < 10)
            {
                i++;
                System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1000);
            }
        }

        private void IsLoaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
                wait();
        }

I just want to wait 10 seconds AFTER the layout is rendered(you can see the buttons).

If i execute the code now, it will first wait 10 seconds and then it will render the layout.
I already tried with IsLoaded event for UserControl as you can see in the text and it is not working.

Sam Hobbs · Answer

I am nearly certain that Sleep will not help since it will put the entire thread to sleep and therefore won't accomplish anything. Whoever said that you should not use a timer is giving good advice. I sure agree. I agree that there is a more appropriate solution. I think the problem is easily solved as soon as it is properly understood by someone experienced with Windows and .Net programming. I am confident I can help but I am having difficulty understanding what you need. It is getting late on my side of the world but it is early enough on your side of the world that you will have many others to help you.

Razvan Adrian · Answer

Sam Basically what I am trying to do is to update a UserControl TextBlock from the MainWindow. Let's say I have a MainWindow and 2 UserControls. I can move from one UserControl to the other by using a method implemented in the MainWindow. The problem is that when I want to update a TextBlock inside the UserControl I got the update done after all the code in the MainWindow is executed. What I want is to be able to update the UI immediately because the delay(1-2 seconds) is unacceptable. I got so far the following answers: You should be updating the textbox using Binding and INotifyPropetyChanged (not with a timer). The UI should update automatically when the end of the method is hit. Using a timer is not the right way to refresh your UI. and void MainWindow_Loaded ( object sender  RoutedEventArgs e ) { Task . Factory . StartNew (() => { Thread . Sleep ( 100 ); }). ContinueWith ( r => { wait (); }); } Right now I am testing both answers to see which one suits me. Maybe you have another idea. Thank you for your time Adrian

Sam Hobbs · Answer

Please please please explain what you need to happen not how you think it needs to be done. Please try to do that. I really think sample code for this is very likely to be the less effective way to communicate.

Razvan Adrian · Answer

First of all I want to thank you for your fast answer. Now the question I asked was in another context. The real situation is like this: I have a Window from where I render different (Children.Add(UserControl)) UserControls after doing different calculations in the MainWindow. The problem is that when I try to update a TextBlock from one of the UserControls by using a Method from the parent Window the visual update(the text being modified) takes place at the end of the method. And because the operations inside the method takes a few second a lag between action and display appears. I have tried: UpdateLayou() after updating but it is not working. Is there any possible way to render a UserControl immediately after I update one of its fields ? I need to work using this architecture because I work with Windows Messages in WndProc. If you don't understand what I need I will make a new example tomorrow and I will paste you the code itself.

Sam Hobbs · Answer

I think you are asking the wrong question. Please tell us what you need to do without telling us how you think you need to do it. Tell us what the user should see.