Put reference on a different thread

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Is there any way I could put this method on a different thread?

I've tried putting the functions inside a Thread, but I cannot use the ref keyword in them. I've also tried making the method asynchronous, but those don't support ref either. It works if I call the function like this:

new Thread(() => x.Animate(0f, 1f, 1000, Ease.Linear)).Start();

but this seems inconvenient.

    public static void Animate(this ref float value, float start, float change, int duration, Ease easing)
    {
        Stopwatch timer = new Stopwatch();
        timer.Start();
        while (timer.ElapsedMilliseconds <= duration)
        {
                value = easing.Execute((int)timer.ElapsedMilliseconds, start, change, duration);
        }
        timer.Stop();
    }

Conversely, if you want it on a separate thread, why do you want `value` to be `ref`? — Jon Hanna, Feb 17 '19 at 14:42
@escept [1](https://stackoverflow.com/a/18716968/986184) and [2](https://stackoverflow.com/a/20868150/986184) — Dudi Keleti, Feb 17 '19 at 14:45
I don't really need it to be on a new thread, I just need any way to not hang the calling thread while looping — escept, Feb 17 '19 at 15:03

score -1 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 17 '19 at 14:54

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If you want to track the variable value, you can make a class level public static property of it instead of a ref parameter.

You should separate that concern into another property or a single instance class.

answered Feb 17 '19 at 14:54

Ozkan

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