How to create and use WebBrowser in background thread?

Question

How can I create System.Windows.Forms.WebBrowser in background STA thread? I try use some code like this:

var tr = new Thread(wbThread);
tr.SetApartmentState(Ap         


        

Answer 1

Why don't you use the default WebBrowser control like this?

public MainPage()
{
    InitializeComponent();

    System.Windows.Deployment.Current.Dispatcher.BeginInvoke(startNavigate);
}

void startNavigate()
{
    WebBrowser wb = new WebBrowser();
    wb.LoadCompleted += new LoadCompletedEventHandler(wb_LoadCompleted);
    wb.Navigated += new EventHandler(wb_Navigated);
    wb.Navigate(new Uri("http://www.google.com"));
}

void wb_Navigated(object sender, System.Windows.Navigation.NavigationEventArgs e)
{
    // e.Content
}

void wb_LoadCompleted(object sender, NavigationEventArgs e)
{
    // e.Content when the document finished loading.
}

Edit: You are using old System.Windows.Forms.WebBrowser control, instead System.Windows.Controls.WebBrowser which is part of WPF.