是否没有简单的方法来设置WPF状态栏文本?

我想在我的状态栏中设置一个文本块的文本,然后让用户在我的程序做一点工作时稍等片刻。

一方面,不是像这样做一个好的小功能(不起作用):

Function Load(ByVal Id As Guid) As Thing
    Cursor = Cursors.Wait
    TextBlockStatus.Text = "Loading..."
    TextBlockStatus.UpdateLayout()
    Dim Found = From t In db.Thing _
                Where t.Id = Id _
                Select t
    TextBlockStatus.Text = String.Empty
    Cursor = Cursors.Arrow
    Return Found
End Function

我不得不用这个怪物来代替:

Private WithEvents LoadWorker As BackgroundWorker

Private Sub Window1_Loaded(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs) Handles MyBase.Loaded
    InitializeLoadWorker()
End Sub

Private Sub InitializeLoadWorker()
    LoadWorker = New BackgroundWorker
    LoadWorker.WorkerSupportsCancellation = False
    LoadWorker.WorkerReportsProgress = False
    AddHandler LoadWorker.DoWork, AddressOf LoadBackgroundWorker_DoWork
    AddHandler LoadWorker.RunWorkerCompleted, AddressOf LoadBackgroundWorker_RunWorkerCompleted
End Sub

Sub Load(ByVal Id As Guid)
    Cursor = Cursors.Wait
    LoadWorker.RunWorkerAsync(Argument)
End Sub

Private Sub LoadBackgroundWorker_DoWork(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As DoWorkEventArgs)
    Dim Worker As BackgroundWorker = DirectCast(sender, BackgroundWorker)
    Dim Id As Guid = DirectCast(e.Argument, Guid)
    e.Result = From t In db.Thing _
               Where t.Id = Id _
               Select t
End Sub

Private Sub LoadBackgroundWorker_RunWorkerCompleted(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As RunWorkerCompletedEventArgs)
    TextBlockStatus.Text = String.Empty
    Cursor = Cursors.Arrow
    Dim Found As Thing = DirectCast(e.Result, Thing)
    'now do something with the found thing here instead of where Load() is called.'
End Sub

函数现在是一个子函数!!

必须有更好的方法来处理这样一个简单的情况。这不需要是异步的。