Windows Forms Receive and Display Data Code Example

The following example demonstrates receiving session data in a Windows Forms environment. Data is read asynchronously, as it is available, without blocking the UI. The data is marshaled to the UI thread and written to the display.

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private void button1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Receive data on a worker thread
    ssh1.Start(receiveData, null);
}

private void receiveData(object notUsed)
{
    //Start a session
    SessionStream session = ssh.StartShell();

    //Receive data when it is sent by the remote host
    //Marshal it to the UI for display
    int count = -1;
    byte[] buffer = new byte[1024];
    while (count ! = 0)
    {
        count = session.Read(buffer, 0, buffer.Length);
        ssh.Marshal(new Data(buffer, 0, count, ssh.Encoding), session, null);
    }
}

private void ssh1_Data(object sender, SshDataEventArgs e)
{
    //Whenever data is received, display it
    //This event is raised on the UI thread
    textBox1.AppendText(System.Text.Encoding.Default.GetString(e.Data.Buffer, 0, e.Data.Count));
}