Need Help Regarding MultiThreading

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sravankolla 0 Newbie Poster

17 Years Ago

Hii
I want to work with MultyThreading concept and I am using the following code.
But when i try to run the the MultiThreading (multiThreadedButton_Click()) its giving an error at
FillList() function.

The code is :

private void Delay(int v_MilliSeconds)
   {
      long startTime = Environment.TickCount;
      while( Environment.TickCount - startTime < v_MilliSeconds )
       {
       }
   }

    /*
        * Fill the listbox with hello world buttons.  Pause for a period
        * of time between each message.
    */

        private void FillList()
        {
            responseList.Items.Clear();
            responseCountLabel.Text = "0";
            ToggleButtons(false);
            for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
            {
                responseList.Items.Add("Thread #" + i);
                this.Delay(1000);
            }
            this.ToggleButtons(true);
        }

        /*
         * Toggle the form buttons on or off accordingly.
         */
        private void ToggleButtons(bool v_Toggle)
        {
            this.nonThreadedButton.Enabled = v_Toggle;
            this.multiThreadedButton.Enabled = v_Toggle;
        }

        private void testResponseButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            this.responseCountLabel.Text =
            Convert.ToString(Convert.ToInt32(this.responseCountLabel.Text) + 1);

        }

        private void multiThreadedButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
             // Launch a thread to do the update
            System.Threading.Thread sampleThread =
            new System.Threading.Thread(
            new System.Threading.ThreadStart(this.FillList));
            sampleThread.Start();

        }

The error is :

Cross-thread operation not valid: Control 'responseCountLabel' accessed from a thread other than the thread it was created on.

Please help me..

Thanks in Advance.

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vp_aries14 5 Newbie Poster

17 Years Ago

Hi,

Im new to this community and when searching for threading concepts stumbled into this post. I would like to add something.

The basic reason for a cross thread error is the fact that all controls are handled using internal threads. To by pass the internal threads and use the controls we go for delegates. U may find the following links usefull.

http://www.codersource.net/published/view/320/chapter_multithreading_with_windows_forms.aspx

http://www.simple-talk.com/dotnet/windows-forms/asynchronous-processing-in-.net-part-1-fundamentals/

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ssaran 0 Newbie Poster · Answer 1 · 2007-02-28T21:11:20+00:00

This code will work(Sorry it is in Vb):

Public Class Form1
    Private responseList As New ArrayList()
    Private m_Toggle As Boolean
    Private Delegate Sub ThreadAccessControls()
    Private Sub AccessControls()
        If m_Toggle Then
            responseCountLabel.Text = "List contains " + responseList.Count.ToString + " elements"
            nonThreadedButton.Enabled = m_Toggle
            multiThreadedButton.Enabled = m_Toggle
        Else
            responseCountLabel.Text = "0"
            nonThreadedButton.Enabled = m_Toggle
            multiThreadedButton.Enabled = m_Toggle
        End If
    End Sub
    Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles nonThreadedButton.Click
    End Sub
    Private Sub multiThreadedButton_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles multiThreadedButton.Click
        ' Launch a thread to do the update
        Dim sampleThread As New System.Threading.Thread(New System.Threading.ThreadStart(AddressOf FillList))
        sampleThread.Start()
    End Sub
    Private Sub Delay(ByVal v_MilliSeconds As Integer)
        Dim startTime As Long = Environment.TickCount
        While (Environment.TickCount - startTime < v_MilliSeconds)
        End While
    End Sub
    Private Sub FillList()
        responseList.Clear()
        m_Toggle = False
        Dim access As New ThreadAccessControls(AddressOf AccessControls)
        Invoke(access, Nothing)
        'responseCountLabel.Text = "0"
        'ToggleButtons(False)
        For i As Integer = 0 To 10
            responseList.Add("Thread #" + i.ToString)
            Delay(1000)
        Next
        m_Toggle = True
        Invoke(access, Nothing)
        'ToggleButtons(True)
    End Sub
    'Private Sub ToggleButtons(ByVal v_Toggle As Boolean)
    '    nonThreadedButton.Enabled = v_Toggle
    '    multiThreadedButton.Enabled = v_Toggle
    'End Sub

End Class

sravankolla 0 Newbie Poster · Answer 2 · 2007-03-01T12:26:34+00:00

Thanks for your suggetion :)
But again an error is coming (at the point u mentioned ) :sad:

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Collections;

namespace thrds
{
    public partial class Multithreaded : Form
    {
        public Multithreaded()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }
        private ArrayList responseList1 = new ArrayList();
        private bool m_Toggle;
        private delegate void ThreadAccessControls(); 

        private void AccessControls()
        {
            if (m_Toggle)
            {
                responseCountLabel.Text = "List contains " + responseList1.Count.ToString() + " elements";
                nonThreadedButton.Enabled = m_Toggle;
                multiThreadedButton.Enabled = m_Toggle;
            }
            else
            {
                responseCountLabel.Text = "0";
                nonThreadedButton.Enabled = m_Toggle;
                multiThreadedButton.Enabled = m_Toggle;
            }
        } 


        private void Multithreaded_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {

        }

       
         /*
                * Deplay processing for the specificed number of milliseconds
         */
   private void Delay(int v_MilliSeconds)
   {
       long startTime = Environment.TickCount;
       while ((Environment.TickCount - startTime < v_MilliSeconds))
       {
       } 

   }

    /*
        * Fill the listbox with hello world buttons.  Pause for a period
        * of time between each message.
    */

        private void FillList()
        {
            responseList.Clear();
            m_Toggle = false;
            ThreadAccessControls access = new ThreadAccessControls(new EventHandler(AccessControls));
            Invoke(access, null);
            for (int i = 0; i <= 10; i++)
            {
                responseList1.Add("Thread #" + i.ToString());
                Delay(1000);
            }
            m_Toggle = true;
            Invoke(access, null); 

        }

        /*
         * Toggle the form buttons on or off accordingly.
         */
        private void ToggleButtons(bool v_Toggle)
        {
            this.nonThreadedButton.Enabled = v_Toggle;
            this.multiThreadedButton.Enabled = v_Toggle;
        }

        private void testResponseButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            this.responseCountLabel.Text =
            Convert.ToString(Convert.ToInt32(this.responseCountLabel.Text) + 1);
        }

        private void multiThreadedButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            System.Threading.Thread sampleThread = new System.Threading.Thread(new System.Threading.ThreadStart(new EventHandler(FillList)));
            sampleThread.Start(); 

        }

        private void nonThreadedButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            this.FillList();
        }


    }
}

the errors are:
Error 10 No overload for 'AccessControls' matches delegate 'System.EventHandler' C:\Documents and Settings\SRAVAN\My Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\thrds\thrds\Multithreaded.cs 66 68 thrds

Error 11 No overload for 'FillList' matches delegate 'System.EventHandler' C:\Documents and Settings\SRAVAN\My Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\thrds\thrds\Multithreaded.cs 95 113 thrds

This code will work(Sorry it is in Vb):

Public Class Form1
    Private responseList As New ArrayList()
    Private m_Toggle As Boolean
    Private Delegate Sub ThreadAccessControls()
    Private Sub AccessControls()
        If m_Toggle Then
            responseCountLabel.Text = "List contains " + responseList.Count.ToString + " elements"
            nonThreadedButton.Enabled = m_Toggle
            multiThreadedButton.Enabled = m_Toggle
        Else
            responseCountLabel.Text = "0"
            nonThreadedButton.Enabled = m_Toggle
            multiThreadedButton.Enabled = m_Toggle
        End If
    End Sub
    Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles nonThreadedButton.Click
    End Sub
    Private Sub multiThreadedButton_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles multiThreadedButton.Click
        ' Launch a thread to do the update
        Dim sampleThread As New System.Threading.Thread(New System.Threading.ThreadStart(AddressOf FillList))
        sampleThread.Start()
    End Sub
    Private Sub Delay(ByVal v_MilliSeconds As Integer)
        Dim startTime As Long = Environment.TickCount
        While (Environment.TickCount - startTime < v_MilliSeconds)
        End While
    End Sub
    Private Sub FillList()
        responseList.Clear()
        m_Toggle = False
        Dim access As New ThreadAccessControls(AddressOf AccessControls)
        Invoke(access, Nothing)
        'responseCountLabel.Text = "0"
        'ToggleButtons(False)
        For i As Integer = 0 To 10
            responseList.Add("Thread #" + i.ToString)
            Delay(1000)
        Next
        m_Toggle = True
        Invoke(access, Nothing)
        'ToggleButtons(True)
    End Sub
    'Private Sub ToggleButtons(ByVal v_Toggle As Boolean)
    '    nonThreadedButton.Enabled = v_Toggle
    '    multiThreadedButton.Enabled = v_Toggle
    'End Sub

End Class

ssaran 0 Newbie Poster · Answer 3 · 2007-03-02T21:21:46+00:00

Thanks for your suggetion :)
But again an error is coming (at the point u mentioned ) :sad:

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Collections;
 
namespace thrds
{
    public partial class Multithreaded : Form
    {
        public Multithreaded()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }
        private ArrayList responseList1 = new ArrayList();
        private bool m_Toggle;
        private delegate void ThreadAccessControls(); 
 
        private void AccessControls()
        {
            if (m_Toggle)
            {
                responseCountLabel.Text = "List contains " + responseList1.Count.ToString() + " elements";
                nonThreadedButton.Enabled = m_Toggle;
                multiThreadedButton.Enabled = m_Toggle;
            }
            else
            {
                responseCountLabel.Text = "0";
                nonThreadedButton.Enabled = m_Toggle;
                multiThreadedButton.Enabled = m_Toggle;
            }
        } 
 
 
        private void Multithreaded_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
 
        }
 
 
         /*
                * Deplay processing for the specificed number of milliseconds
         */
   private void Delay(int v_MilliSeconds)
   {
       long startTime = Environment.TickCount;
       while ((Environment.TickCount - startTime < v_MilliSeconds))
       {
       } 
 
   }
 
    /*
        * Fill the listbox with hello world buttons.  Pause for a period
        * of time between each message.
    */
 
        private void FillList()
        {
            responseList.Clear();
            m_Toggle = false;
            ThreadAccessControls access = new ThreadAccessControls(new EventHandler(AccessControls));
            Invoke(access, null);
            for (int i = 0; i <= 10; i++)
            {
                responseList1.Add("Thread #" + i.ToString());
                Delay(1000);
            }
            m_Toggle = true;
            Invoke(access, null); 
 
        }
 
        /*
         * Toggle the form buttons on or off accordingly.
         */
        private void ToggleButtons(bool v_Toggle)
        {
            this.nonThreadedButton.Enabled = v_Toggle;
            this.multiThreadedButton.Enabled = v_Toggle;
        }
 
        private void testResponseButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            this.responseCountLabel.Text =
            Convert.ToString(Convert.ToInt32(this.responseCountLabel.Text) + 1);
        }
 
        private void multiThreadedButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            System.Threading.Thread sampleThread = new System.Threading.Thread(new System.Threading.ThreadStart(new EventHandler(FillList)));
            sampleThread.Start(); 
 
        }
 
        private void nonThreadedButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            this.FillList();
        }
 
 
    }
}

the errors are:
Error 10 No overload for 'AccessControls' matches delegate 'System.EventHandler' C:\Documents and Settings\SRAVAN\My Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\thrds\thrds\Multithreaded.cs 66 68 thrds

Error 11 No overload for 'FillList' matches delegate 'System.EventHandler' C:\Documents and Settings\SRAVAN\My Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\thrds\thrds\Multithreaded.cs 95 113 thrds

Error sare compilation errors
Methods AccessControls and FillList are not Event Handlers, there are simple Delegates. Here is working C# code:

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Collections;
namespace ThreadingTestCS
{
    public partial class Form1 : Form
    {
        public Form1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }
       
        private ArrayList responseList = new ArrayList();
        private bool m_Toggle;
        private delegate void ThreadAccessControls(); 
        private void AccessControls()
        {
            if (m_Toggle)
            {
                responseCountLabel.Text = "List contains " + responseList.Count.ToString() + " elements";
                nonThreadedButton.Enabled = m_Toggle;
                multiThreadedButton.Enabled = m_Toggle;
            }
            else
            {
                responseCountLabel.Text = "0";
                nonThreadedButton.Enabled = m_Toggle;
                multiThreadedButton.Enabled = m_Toggle;
            }
        } 

        private void Multithreaded_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
        }
       
         /*
                * Deplay processing for the specificed number of milliseconds
         */
   private void Delay(int v_MilliSeconds)
   {
       long startTime = Environment.TickCount;
       while ((Environment.TickCount - startTime < v_MilliSeconds))
       {
       } 
   }
    /*
        * Fill the listbox with hello world buttons.  Pause for a period
        * of time between each message.
    */
        private void FillList()
        {
            responseList.Clear();
            m_Toggle = false;
            ThreadAccessControls access = new ThreadAccessControls(AccessControls);
            Invoke(access, null);
            for (int i = 0; i <= 10; i++)
            {
                responseList.Add("Thread #" + i.ToString());
                Delay(1000);
            }
            m_Toggle = true;
            Invoke(access, null); 
        }
        /*
         * Toggle the form buttons on or off accordingly.
         */
        private void ToggleButtons(bool v_Toggle)
        {
            this.nonThreadedButton.Enabled = v_Toggle;
            this.multiThreadedButton.Enabled = v_Toggle;
        }
        private void testResponseButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            this.responseCountLabel.Text =
            Convert.ToString(Convert.ToInt32(this.responseCountLabel.Text) + 1);
        }
        private void multiThreadedButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            System.Threading.Thread sampleThread = new System.Threading.Thread(new System.Threading.ThreadStart(FillList));
            sampleThread.Start(); 
        }
        
       

    }
}

sravankolla 0 Newbie Poster · Answer 4 · 2007-03-05T12:52:54+00:00

Thanks for ur suggetion
But again the first error is comig :sad:
While clicking "nonThreadedButton" runtime error is coming at Fill list
The Error is
"Cross-thread operation not valid: Control 'responseList' accessed from a thread other than the thread it was created on."

AT

responseList.Items.Add("Thread #" + i.ToString());

Error sare compilation errors
Methods AccessControls and FillList are not Event Handlers, there are simple Delegates. Here is working C# code:

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Collections;
namespace ThreadingTestCS
{
    public partial class Form1 : Form
    {
        public Form1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }
       
        private ArrayList responseList = new ArrayList();
        private bool m_Toggle;
        private delegate void ThreadAccessControls(); 
        private void AccessControls()
        {
            if (m_Toggle)
            {
                responseCountLabel.Text = "List contains " + responseList.Count.ToString() + " elements";
                nonThreadedButton.Enabled = m_Toggle;
                multiThreadedButton.Enabled = m_Toggle;
            }
            else
            {
                responseCountLabel.Text = "0";
                nonThreadedButton.Enabled = m_Toggle;
                multiThreadedButton.Enabled = m_Toggle;
            }
        } 

        private void Multithreaded_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
        }
       
         /*
                * Deplay processing for the specificed number of milliseconds
         */
   private void Delay(int v_MilliSeconds)
   {
       long startTime = Environment.TickCount;
       while ((Environment.TickCount - startTime < v_MilliSeconds))
       {
       } 
   }
    /*
        * Fill the listbox with hello world buttons.  Pause for a period
        * of time between each message.
    */
        private void FillList()
        {
            responseList.Clear();
            m_Toggle = false;
            ThreadAccessControls access = new ThreadAccessControls(AccessControls);
            Invoke(access, null);
            for (int i = 0; i <= 10; i++)
            {
                responseList.Add("Thread #" + i.ToString());
                Delay(1000);
            }
            m_Toggle = true;
            Invoke(access, null); 
        }
        /*
         * Toggle the form buttons on or off accordingly.
         */
        private void ToggleButtons(bool v_Toggle)
        {
            this.nonThreadedButton.Enabled = v_Toggle;
            this.multiThreadedButton.Enabled = v_Toggle;
        }
        private void testResponseButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            this.responseCountLabel.Text =
            Convert.ToString(Convert.ToInt32(this.responseCountLabel.Text) + 1);
        }
        private void multiThreadedButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            System.Threading.Thread sampleThread = new System.Threading.Thread(new System.Threading.ThreadStart(FillList));
            sampleThread.Start(); 
        }
        
       

    }
}

ssaran 0 Newbie Poster · Answer 5 · 2007-03-05T21:53:08+00:00

All controls on the form should be accessed from the delegate.
Code i send to jou works perfect on my machine.
Error you are receiving inicates that variable 'responseList' is Controll which is not case in my code , it is simly ArreyList instance declared as private memeber.
Here is my Form1.Designer.cs file

namespace ThreadingTestCS
{
    partial class Form1
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Required designer variable.
        /// </summary>
        private System.ComponentModel.IContainer components = null;
        /// <summary>
        /// Clean up any resources being used.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="disposing">true if managed resources should be disposed; otherwise, false.</param>
        protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
        {
            if (disposing && (components != null))
            {
                components.Dispose();
            }
            base.Dispose(disposing);
        }
        #region Windows Form Designer generated code
        /// <summary>
        /// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
        /// the contents of this method with the code editor.
        /// </summary>
        private void InitializeComponent()
        {
            this.components = new System.ComponentModel.Container();
            this.nonThreadedButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
            this.multiThreadedButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
            this.responseCountLabel = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
            this.loadingPB = new System.Windows.Forms.ProgressBar();
            this.loadingTimer = new System.Windows.Forms.Timer(this.components);
            this.SuspendLayout();
            // 
            // nonThreadedButton
            // 
            this.nonThreadedButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 201);
            this.nonThreadedButton.Name = "nonThreadedButton";
            this.nonThreadedButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(136, 23);
            this.nonThreadedButton.TabIndex = 0;
            this.nonThreadedButton.Text = "non Threaded Button";
            this.nonThreadedButton.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
            this.nonThreadedButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.nonThreadedButton_Click);
            // 
            // multiThreadedButton
            // 
            this.multiThreadedButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(154, 201);
            this.multiThreadedButton.Name = "multiThreadedButton";
            this.multiThreadedButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(126, 23);
            this.multiThreadedButton.TabIndex = 1;
            this.multiThreadedButton.Text = "multi Threaded Button";
            this.multiThreadedButton.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
            this.multiThreadedButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.multiThreadedButton_Click);
            // 
            // responseCountLabel
            // 
            this.responseCountLabel.AutoSize = true;
            this.responseCountLabel.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(52, 53);
            this.responseCountLabel.Name = "responseCountLabel";
            this.responseCountLabel.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(35, 13);
            this.responseCountLabel.TabIndex = 2;
            this.responseCountLabel.Text = "label1";
            // 
            // loadingPB
            // 
            this.loadingPB.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 147);
            this.loadingPB.Name = "loadingPB";
            this.loadingPB.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(268, 23);
            this.loadingPB.TabIndex = 3;
            this.loadingPB.Visible = false;
            // 
            // loadingTimer
            // 
            this.loadingTimer.Tick += new System.EventHandler(this.loadingTimer_Tick);
            // 
            // Form1
            // 
            this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
            this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
            this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(292, 266);
            this.Controls.Add(this.loadingPB);
            this.Controls.Add(this.responseCountLabel);
            this.Controls.Add(this.multiThreadedButton);
            this.Controls.Add(this.nonThreadedButton);
            this.Name = "Form1";
            this.Text = "Form1";
            this.ResumeLayout(false);
            this.PerformLayout();
        }
        #endregion
        private System.Windows.Forms.Button nonThreadedButton;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Button multiThreadedButton;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Label responseCountLabel;
        private System.Windows.Forms.ProgressBar loadingPB;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Timer loadingTimer;
    }
    }
 //here is Form1.cs

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Collections;
namespace ThreadingTestCS
{
    public partial class Form1 : Form
    {
        public Form1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        private ArrayList responseList = new ArrayList();
        private bool m_Toggle;
        private delegate void ThreadAccessControls(); 
        private void AccessControls()
        {
            if (m_Toggle)
            {
                responseCountLabel.Text = "List contains " + responseList.Count.ToString() + " elements";
                nonThreadedButton.Enabled = m_Toggle;
                multiThreadedButton.Enabled = m_Toggle;
                loadingTimer.Enabled = false;
                loadingPB.Visible = false;
            }
            else
            {
                responseCountLabel.Text = "Please wait loading List";
                loadingTimer.Interval = 10;
                loadingTimer.Enabled = true;
                loadingPB.Visible = true;
                nonThreadedButton.Enabled = m_Toggle;
                multiThreadedButton.Enabled = m_Toggle;
            }
        } 

        private void Multithreaded_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
        }

         /*
                * Deplay processing for the specificed number of milliseconds
         */
   private void Delay(int v_MilliSeconds)
   {
       long startTime = Environment.TickCount;
       while ((Environment.TickCount - startTime < v_MilliSeconds))
       {
       } 
   }
    /*
        * Fill the listbox with hello world buttons.  Pause for a period
        * of time between each message.
    */
        private void FillList()
        {
            responseList.Clear();
            m_Toggle = false;
            ThreadAccessControls access = new ThreadAccessControls(AccessControls);
            Invoke(access, null);
            for (int i = 0; i <= 10; i++)
            {
                responseList.Add("Thread #" + i.ToString());
                Delay(1000);
            }
            m_Toggle = true;
            Invoke(access, null); 
        }
        /*
         * Toggle the form buttons on or off accordingly.
         */
        private void ToggleButtons(bool v_Toggle)
        {
            this.nonThreadedButton.Enabled = v_Toggle;
            this.multiThreadedButton.Enabled = v_Toggle;
        }
        private void testResponseButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            this.responseCountLabel.Text =
            Convert.ToString(Convert.ToInt32(this.responseCountLabel.Text) + 1);
        }
        private void multiThreadedButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            System.Threading.Thread sampleThread = new System.Threading.Thread(new System.Threading.ThreadStart(FillList));
            sampleThread.Start(); 
        }
        private void loadingTimer_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            loadingPB.Value ++;
            if (loadingPB.Value == 100)
            {
                loadingPB.Value = 0;
            }
        }
        private void nonThreadedButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            this.Close();
        }



    }
}

// Here is Program.cs

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Windows.Forms;
namespace ThreadingTestCS
{
    static class Program
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// The main entry point for the application.
        /// </summary>
        [STAThread]
        static void Main()
        {
            Application.EnableVisualStyles();
            Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false);
            Application.Run(new Form1());
        }
    }
}

As you can see variable responseList is not added to the controls collection of the form.