Trying to make TextBox act like a Console.ReadLine

Hi, I am a little unclear as to what you are trying to do. If I have understood correctly, it should be as simple as: String strInput = objInputTextBox.Text; //process strInput private void buttonCompare_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e) { if ( strInput.CompareTo("Comparison1") == 0 ) { objOutputTextBox.Text = "My Response String 1" } else if ( strInput.CompareTo("Comparison2") == 0 ) { objOutputTextBox.Text = "My Response String 2" } } I don't see why you are using a Thread for this? Can you explain a little bit more what you are trying to do with that ? Cheers,