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Show a Continuous Animation During an Asynchronous Process
Show a Continuous Animation During an Asynchronous Process
    

<Window x:Class="WpfApplication1.Window1"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    Title="WPF" Height="220" Width="180">
    <Window.Resources>
        <Storyboard  x:Key="PulseStoryboard" AutoReverse="True" >
            <ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames BeginTime="00:00:00" Storyboard.TargetName="ellipse" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Shape.Fill).(GradientBrush.GradientStops)[0].(GradientStop.Color)">
                <SplineColorKeyFrame KeyTime="00:00:00.5000000" Value="Lime"/>
            </ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
            <ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames BeginTime="00:00:00" Storyboard.TargetName="ellipse" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Shape.Fill).(GradientBrush.GradientStops)[1].(GradientStop.Color)">
                <SplineColorKeyFrame KeyTime="00:00:00.5000000" Value="Green"/>
            </ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
        </Storyboard>
    </Window.Resources>

    <Grid x:Name="LayoutRoot" >
        
        <Grid.RowDefinitions>
            <RowDefinition Height="*"/>
            <RowDefinition Height="60" />
        </Grid.RowDefinitions>
      
        <Ellipse Width="100" Height="100" Margin="10" Stroke="{x:Null}" x:Name="ellipse">
            <Ellipse.Fill>
                <RadialGradientBrush GradientOrigin="0.25,0.25">
                    <GradientStop Offset="0" Color="Red"/>
                    <GradientStop Offset="1" Color="Blue"/>
                </RadialGradientBrush>
            </Ellipse.Fill>
        </Ellipse>
       
        <Button Margin="10" Content="Start" Grid.Row="1" x:Name="button" Click="button_Click"/>
    </Grid>
</Window>
//File:Window.xaml.vb

Imports System.Windows

Imports System.Threading
Imports System.ComponentModel
Imports System.Windows.Media.Animation

Namespace WpfApplication1
  Public Partial Class Window1
    Inherits Window
    Private pulseStoryboard As Storyboard
    Private worker As BackgroundWorker

    Public Sub New()
      InitializeComponent()

      pulseStoryboard = DirectCast(Me.Resources("PulseStoryboard"), Storyboard)
      pulseStoryboard.RepeatBehavior = RepeatBehavior.Forever
      worker = New BackgroundWorker()

      AddHandler worker.DoWork, New DoWorkEventHandler(AddressOf worker_DoWork)
      AddHandler worker.RunWorkerCompleted, New RunWorkerCompletedEventHandler(AddressOf worker_RunWorkerCompleted)
    End Sub

    Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As RoutedEventArgs)
      pulseStoryboard.Begin(Me, True)
      worker.RunWorkerAsync()
      button.IsEnabled = False
    End Sub

    Private Sub worker_RunWorkerCompleted(sender As Object, e As RunWorkerCompletedEventArgs)
      button.IsEnabled = True
      pulseStoryboard.[Stop](Me)
    End Sub

    Private Sub worker_DoWork(sender As Object, e As DoWorkEventArgs)
      For i As Integer = To 50
        Thread.Sleep(100)
      Next
    End Sub
  End Class
End Namespace

   
    
    
    
  
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