Further automating Invoke Required calls

Question

I'm using two extensions to handle invoking commands on UI elements, adapted from this thread and others:

    public static void InvokeIfRequired(this Control control, Action<Control> action)
    {
        if (control.InvokeRequired)
            control.Invoke(new Action(() => action(control)));
        else
            action(control);
    }

    public static T InvokeIfRequired<T>(this Control control, Func<T> func) where T: IConvertible
    {
        if (control.InvokeRequired)
            return (T)Convert.ChangeType(control.Invoke(func), typeof(T));
        else
            return (T)Convert.ChangeType(func, typeof(T));
    }

These work just as expected

Button1.InvokeIfRequired(x => x.Enabled = false;
int newrow = DataGridView1.InvokeIfRequired(() => DataGridView1.Rows.Add());

when I need to call them from async methods.

However, I'm wondering if there's a way to further automate the InvokeIfRequired method -- is there a way to trigger the InvokeIfRequired when I set the property on the control without having to explicitly call InvokeIfRequired in the code?

Like, if I just type

Button1.Enabled = true;

is there a way to rangle the Set event or the control property so it calls InvokeIfRequired behind the scenes any time the .Enabled property is set? Or am I trying to put the cart before the horse and get too clever with this?

If you need it that much, your overall design is in trouble. Separate your business logic from your presenation logic better. — H H, Sep 06 '18 at 21:46
@HenkHolterman It's not so much a need as kind of a way to further my programming knowledge. It works perfectly fine as-is, but I'm always looking for more options. — John, Sep 06 '18 at 22:13

Further automating Invoke Required calls

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