“Extend” the thread class in C#

Author: Charlie Parker

URL: http://snippets.dzone.com/posts/show/4230

// just inherit from the EasyThread class and override the PerformWork method

public class EasyThread: IDisposable
{
   Thread WorkerThread;

   public EasyThread()
   {
      if (WorkerThread == null)
          WorkerThread = new Thread(new ThreadStart(PerformWork));
   }

   public void Run()
   {
          if (WorkerThread.IsAlive == false)
              WorkerThread.Start();

          if (WorkerThread.ThreadState == ThreadState.Suspended)
              WorkerThread.Resume();
   }

   /// <summary>
   /// EasyThread provides a facade to inheriting from a Thread class.
   /// Override the perform work method to perform your tasks.
   /// </summary>
   protected virtual void PerformWork()
   {

   }

   public void Pause()
   {
          WorkerThread.Suspend();
   }

   public void Quit()
   {
          Cleanup();
   }

   private void Cleanup()
   {
           WorkerThread.Join(0);
           WorkerThread = null;
   }

   public void Dispose()
   {
          Cleanup();
   }
}