Advanced Multithreading with Visual Basic

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Multithreaded applications can run several different tasks simultaneously. The topics in this section describe how to manage those tasks so they work together smoothly and without conflicts.

In This Section

• Thread Synchronization
  Covers how to synchronize multithreaded applications.

• Thread Pooling
  Describes how tasks can be added to a queue and then started as new threads are created.

• Thread Timers
  Describes how to run procedures on separate threads at fixed intervals.

• Advanced Synchronization Techniques
  Describes how multithreaded applications can use wait handles and monitor objects to synchronize multiple threads.

Related Sections

• Multithreading in Visual Basic
  Introduction to using multithreading in Visual Basic applications.

• Multithreading in Components
  Provides links to topics that describe how to use multithreading in component programming.

• Walkthrough: Authoring a Simple Multithreaded Component with Visual Basic
  Shows how to create multithreaded components.

• System.Threading
  Provides .NET Framework classes and interfaces that enable multithreaded programming.