Microsoft Official Guide – BackgroundWorker - 如何：在后台下载文件

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Threading;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Xml;

public class Form1 : Form
{
private BackgroundWorker backgroundWorker1;
private Button downloadButton;
private ProgressBar progressBar1;
private XmlDocument document = null;

public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();

// Instantiate BackgroundWorker and attach handlers to its
// DowWork and RunWorkerCompleted events.
backgroundWorker1 = new System.ComponentModel.BackgroundWorker();
backgroundWorker1.DoWork += new System.ComponentModel.DoWorkEventHandler(this.backgroundWorker1_DoWork);
backgroundWorker1.RunWorkerCompleted += new System.ComponentModel.RunWorkerCompletedEventHandler(this.backgroundWorker1_RunWorkerCompleted);
}

private void downloadButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
// Start the download operation in the background.
this.backgroundWorker1.RunWorkerAsync();

// Disable the button for the duration of the download.
this.downloadButton.Enabled = false;

// Once you have started the background thread you
// can exit the handler and the application will
// wait until the RunWorkerCompleted event is raised.

// Or if you want to do something else in the main thread,
// such as update a progress bar, you can do so in a loop
// while checking IsBusy to see if the background task is
// still running.

while (this.backgroundWorker1.IsBusy)
{
progressBar1.Increment(1);
// Keep UI messages moving, so the form remains
// responsive during the asynchronous operation.
Application.DoEvents();
}
}

private void backgroundWorker1_DoWork(
object sender,
DoWorkEventArgs e)
{
document = new XmlDocument();

// Uncomment the following line to
// simulate a noticeable latency.
//Thread.Sleep(5000);

// Replace this file name with a valid file name.
document.Load(@"http://www.tailspintoys.com/sample.xml");
}

private void backgroundWorker1_RunWorkerCompleted(
object sender,
RunWorkerCompletedEventArgs e)
{
// Set progress bar to 100% in case it's not already there.
progressBar1.Value = 100;

if (e.Error == null)
{
MessageBox.Show(document.InnerXml, "Download Complete");
}
else
{
MessageBox.Show(
"Failed to download file",
"Download failed",
MessageBoxButtons.OK,
MessageBoxIcon.Error);
}

// Enable the download button and reset the progress bar.
this.downloadButton.Enabled = true;
progressBar1.Value = 0;
}

#region Windows Form Designer generated code

/// <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);
}

/// <summary>
/// Required method for Designer support
/// </summary>
private void InitializeComponent()
{
this.downloadButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
this.progressBar1 = new System.Windows.Forms.ProgressBar();
this.SuspendLayout();
//
// downloadButton
//
this.downloadButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 12);
this.downloadButton.Name = "downloadButton";
this.downloadButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 23);
this.downloadButton.TabIndex = 0;
this.downloadButton.Text = "Download file";
this.downloadButton.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
this.downloadButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.downloadButton_Click);
//
// progressBar1
//
this.progressBar1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 50);
this.progressBar1.Name = "progressBar1";
this.progressBar1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 26);
this.progressBar1.TabIndex = 1;
//
// Form1
//
this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(133, 104);
this.Controls.Add(this.progressBar1);
this.Controls.Add(this.downloadButton);
this.Name = "Form1";
this.Text = "Form1";
this.ResumeLayout(false);

}

#endregion
}

static class Program
{
/// <summary>
/// The main entry point for the application.
/// </summary>
[STAThread]
static void Main()
{
Application.EnableVisualStyles();
Application.Run(new Form1());
}
}