namespace BackgroundWorkerProgressBarDemo
{
    public partial class Form1 : Form
    {
        public Form1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();

            Shown += new EventHandler(Form1_Shown);

            // To report progress from the background worker we need to set this property
            backgroundWorker1.WorkerReportsProgress = true;

            // This event will be raised on the worker thread when the worker starts
            backgroundWorker1.DoWork += new DoWorkEventHandler(backgroundWorker1_DoWork);

            // This event will be raised when we call ReportProgress
            backgroundWorker1.ProgressChanged += new ProgressChangedEventHandler(backgroundWorker1_ProgressChanged);
        }

        void Form1_Shown(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            // Start the background worker
            backgroundWorker1.RunWorkerAsync();
        }

        // On worker thread so do our thing!
        void backgroundWorker1_DoWork(object sender, DoWorkEventArgs e)
        {
            // Your background task goes here
            for (int i = 0; i <= 100; i++)
            {
                // Report progress to 'UI' thread
                backgroundWorker1.ReportProgress(i);
                // Simulate long task
                System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(100);
            }
        }

        // Back on the 'UI' thread so we can update the progress bar
        void backgroundWorker1_ProgressChanged(object sender, ProgressChangedEventArgs e)
        {
            // The progress percentage is a property of e
            progressBar1.Value = e.ProgressPercentage;
        }
    }
}