Thread: Basic Threading

Hey,

I have a Windows Form with a PictureBox, and I want to change the image in the PictureBox every 10 seconds, to create a slide show effect. However, I also want the form to be able to respond to user's pressing buttons on the form. But if I just use a for loop, the whole form just freezes and the PictureBox never updates its picture. Here is the code I am using:

Code:

int i = 0; //Counter to decide which image to display next 
for ( ;; ) //Loop forever 
{ 
pictureBox1.Image = nextImage(i); //Get image i from database 
this.Invalidate(); //Redraw the form to update the image 
Thread.Sleep(10000); //Sleep for 10000ms = 10s 
i++; //Increment the counter 
}

It seems that threading is needed to keep the form responsive while the loop is running, but I've given it a go and I just cannot get it working.

Any thoughts on what I need to be doing?

Thanks!