Implementing the DoWork event

    
<UserControl x:Class='SilverlightApplication3.MainPage'
    xmlns='http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation' 
    xmlns:x='http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml'
    xmlns:d='http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008' 
    xmlns:mc='http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006' 
    mc:Ignorable='d' 
    d:DesignWidth='640' 
    d:DesignHeight='480'>

    <Grid x:Name="LayoutRoot" Background="White">
        <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical">            
            <ProgressBar x:Name="myProgressBar" Height="30" Width="250" Background="White" BorderBrush="Black" BorderThickness="2">
                <ProgressBar.Foreground>
                    <LinearGradientBrush EndPoint="0.5,1.35" StartPoint="0.5,-0.3">
                        <GradientStop Color="#FF67E206" Offset="0"/>
                        <GradientStop Color="#FF209900" Offset="0.418"/>
                        <GradientStop Color="#FF67E206" Offset="1"/>
                    </LinearGradientBrush>
                </ProgressBar.Foreground>
            </ProgressBar>
        </StackPanel>
    </Grid>
</UserControl>


//File: Page.cs
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Net;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Documents;
using System.Windows.Input;
using System.Windows.Media;
using System.Windows.Media.Animation;
using System.Windows.Shapes;

using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Threading;

namespace SilverlightApplication3
{
    public partial class MainPage : UserControl
    {
        private BackgroundWorker backgroundWorker = null;                         

        public MainPage()
        {
            InitializeComponent();

            backgroundWorker = new BackgroundWorker();
            backgroundWorker.DoWork +=new DoWorkEventHandler(backgroundWorker_DoWork);    
            backgroundWorker.RunWorkerAsync();                                      
        }

        void backgroundWorker_DoWork(object sender, DoWorkEventArgs e)
        {
           for (int i = 1; i <= 100; i++)                                          
            {                                                                       
                Thread.Sleep(25);                                                     
            }
        }
    }
}

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