How can I get code to run after a form is shown? (Trouble with “Shown”.)

Question

I thought Shown would be the answer. But it seems that not all controls are equal. A panel is shown immediately, while a label – not.

I have the fo

Answer 1

Add the following at the beginning of the event handler:

this.Update();

Answer 2

void Form2_Shown(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    Application.DoEvents();
    System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(2000);
}

I think that gets you what you want , but IMHO if you have a lengthy operation you should start another thread.