"Flare" <nomail@sorry.dk> wrote in message
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> Hi i have a qusstion about events and delegates. Especially the precis
> role
> of the Event.
>
> Eg. We have a class wich want to fire events so we declare:
>
> public delegate void TestEventHandler(object sender, EventArgs arg);
> public event TestEventHandler Test;
>
> And fire the event with
>
> if(Test != null)
> Test(this, new EventArg());
>
> Is the right:
> Test is actually a MultiCast delgate? Debugger says it is! OK.
>
> Buth then why use the event keyword in front of the Test and insted not
> just:
>
> public delegate void TestEventHandler(object sender, EventArgs arg);
> public TestEventHandler Test;
>
> And fire the event with
> if(Test != null)
> Test(this, new EventArg());
>
> It work fine. Why do we need the event keyword? Clearly there is a reason.
> Someone who can tell me?

>
> reagards
> Anders
>
>

"Flare" <nomail@sorry.dk> wrote in message
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>> I'd never recommend using direct delegate fields.
>
> Ok. So. Event dosent provide "extra functionality" except the delagate
> hideing (good point). Right?
>
> About the add and remove wich you say isnt implemented in C#...isnt it
> used
> in the overloaded syntax += on the delegate?

>
> Actually thougt that the event had more "logic".
Thats about it, really
>
> Anders
>
>

"Jon Skeet [C# MVP]" <skeet@pobox.com> wrote in message
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> Flare <nomail@sorry.dk> wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
>> It work fine. Why do we need the event keyword? Clearly there is a
>> reason.
>> Someone who can tell me?
>
> See http://www.pobox.com/~skeet/csharp/faq/#event.delegate

>
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Flare <nomail@sorry.dk> wrote:

> It work fine. Why do we need the event keyword? Clearly there is a reason.
> Someone who can tell me?

> I'd never recommend using direct delegate fields.

> > See http://www.pobox.com/~skeet/csharp/faq/#event.delegate
>
> Keep forgetting about the FAQ...