Why do I get the error "org.eclipse.swt.SWTException: Invalid thread access"?

SWT implements a single-threaded UI model often called apartment threading. In this model, only the UI-thread can invoke UI operations. SWT strictly enforces this rule. If you try and access an SWT object from outside the UI-thread, you get the exception "org.eclipse.swt.SWTException: Invalid thread access".
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