Enabling NotificationswithEvents
In the previous section, you saw how to declare a delegate type, call a delegate, and
create delegate instances. However, this is only half the story. Although delegates allow
you to invoke any number of methods indirectly, you still have to invoke the delegate
explicitly. In many cases, it would be useful to have the delegate run automatically when
something significant happens. For example, in the automated factory scenario, it could
be vital to be able to invoke the stopMachinery delegate and halt the equipment if a
machine overheats. In the .NET Framework, events allow you to define and trap
significant actions, and arrange for a delegate to be called to handle the situation. Many
classes in the .NET Framework expose events. Most of the controls that you can place on
a Windows form, and the Windows Form class itself, use events to allow you to run code
when, for example, the user clicks a button or types something in to a field. You can also
define your own events.
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Enabling Notifications with Events
In the previous section, you saw how to declare a delegate. .NET Framework expose events. Most of the controls that you can place on
a Windows form, and the Windows Form class itself, use events to allow you to