Automating the InvokeRequired code pattern

Question

I have become painfully aware of just how often one needs to write the following code pattern in event-driven GUI code, where

private void DoGUISwitch() {
           


        

Answer 1

Create a ThreadSafeInvoke.snippet file, and then you can just select the update statements, right click and select 'Surround With...' or Ctrl-K+S:

  

    
    
    Wraps code in an anonymous method passed to Invoke for Thread safety.
    
      SurroundsWith