how to raise events in c#

To fire an event:

//1st declare the event and event handler:
public event EditHomesHandler EditHomes;
public delegate void EditHomesHandler(object sender, EditMoviesEventArgs e);
public virtual void OnEditHomes(EditMoviesEventArgs e) {
    if (EditHomes != null)
            EditHomes(this, e);
    }

//2nd call the event from
protected void SomethingClicked(object o, EventArgs e){
     this.OnEditHomes(new EventArgs());
}

To catch the above event: lets say that the above event was declared in a user control of type AdminHomeControl. On a page we have declared a control of that type (protected AdminHomeControl ctlHome). Just add an event handler to the page for that control like you do for buttons.

protected void Page_Load(object o, EventArgs e){
         //add an event listener
         ctlHome.EditHomes += new EditHomesHandler(EditHomesHandler);
}


protected void EditHomesHandler (object o, EventArgs e){
        //some code here to handle the event
}



Another really helpful thing is to sometimes pass data along with the event instead of the plain EventArgs. To do this you need to create a seperate class that inherits from EventArgs. You then can create properties and members for the class and use it instead of EventArgs in the above example.

Please Note.......... that EditMoviesEventArgs in the delegate declaration and in OnEditHomes should be EventArgs. EditMoviesEventArgs is a class that inherits from EventArgs. I'm using it to pass some data with the event.

public event EditHomesHandler EditHomes;
public delegate void EditHomesHandler(object sender, EditMoviesEventArgs e);
public virtual void OnEditHomes(EditMoviesEventArgs e) {
    if (EditHomes != null)
            EditHomes(this, e);
    }

thanks for the response

is there a way i can use something like this?
i have two aspx pages

1) a.aspx
2) b.aspx

i want to use a.aspx button event in b.aspx page
is that possible?

here is the code im trying to write but i dont see the event.

a.aspx:

public ImageButton ImageButtonAddVisit
{
   get { return imgbtnAddvisit; }
}
 

b.aspx:

protected void Page_Init(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
a.  <<<i dont see the ImagebuttonAddvisit property here?
}

i'm missing anything?

thanks

Your not going to be able to throw an event from one page to another. You can only throw events from controls (buttons, custom controls, dropdownlists, etc....) and catch them on the page they are on or with other controls. You can't use events between pages because if your user is at page A, page B doesn't exist. If you want to pass data do another page you can use a form POST, pass variables on the query string, or use the Session object to store the value, so it can be used on the next page.

To pass a string value to page b.aspx from page a.aspx using a form, you could do something like this:
<form method="POST" action="b.aspx">
      <input type="text" id="txtName" name="txtName" />
</form>

then on b.aspx page load you can use the Request object to get the posted value. (I beleive its something like Request.Forms["txtName"].

Or if you passed the name on the querystring from a.aspx like http://localhost/b.aspx?name=testing
you could get the value of the name variable in the query string with Request["name"].

Chrisbzd :

i understand pretty well passing the data between pages but i was curious to know if that is possible to pass events between pages,

what about master.page to regular pages can you raise events?

"what about master.page to regular pages can you raise events?"  NO, not there either.  Master.page simply acts as a 'template'  - sort of like a Base class in an inheritance heirarchy.  The master.page provides the basic structure that is then extended when the 'regular' page is created, using the master.page as the base.  Master pages do not exist as a separate entity.

AW

hmm....

Arthur, if i understood correctly what you saying:

let says, i have a master page and in that master page , i have top header and in that top header i have "save button" and i have 15 contentplaceholder pages and when i click on the "save button" how to do i capture the text from content page?

i belive you have to raise events correct?