Connecting an event handler in one class and disconnecting it in a different class.

[SunshineGirl]

In my code, class A instanciates classes B and C.

I would like class B to connect an event handler to a method in class A, and
for class C to disconnect that event handler.

I think I've done too much thinking, and now I'm even more confused as to
how to accomplish this as when I started.

Any help will be appreciated.

[Felix Wang]

Hi,

Thanks for posting. The following code is for your reference:

using System;

public delegate void ADelegate();

public class A
{
public static void Main(string[] args)
{
B b = new B();
ADelegate d = new ADelegate(AMeth od);
b.AEvent += d;
C c = new C();
c.RemoveDelegat eFromB(d, b);
}

public static void AMethod()
{
Console.WriteLi ne("A method");
}
}

public class B
{
public event ADelegate AEvent;
public void RaiseAEvent()
{
if (AEvent != null)
{
AEvent();
}
}
}

public class C
{
public void RemoveDelegateF romB(ADelegate d, B b)
{
b.AEvent -= d;
}
}

I hope this helps. If there is anything else I can help with, please feel
free to post here.

Regards,

Felix Wang
Microsoft Online Partner Support
Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
This posting is provided "as is" with no warranties and confers no rights.

[Mark Johnson]

Assuming that ClassB and ClassC have a reference to ClassA then there should
be no Problem in doing this.

class ClassA
{
ClassB cl_B=null;
ClassC cl_C=null;
Panel pn_Panel=null
public ClassA()
{
pn_Panel = new Panel();
cl_B = new ClassB(this);
cl_C = new ClassC(this);
}
public void Dispose()
{
if (cl_C != null)
cl_C=null;
}
protected virtual void OnMouseDown(obj ect
sender,System.W indows.Forms.Mo useEventArgs e)
{
if (i_DragDrop == 0)
{
OnDragDrop(e.X, e.Y); // Do what must be done and check the results, set
i_DragDrop if something found
} // if (i_DragDrop == 0)
} // protected override void OnMouseDown(obj ect
sender,System.W indows.Forms.Mo useEventArgs e)
} // Class A

class ClassB
{
public ClassB(ClassA cl_A)
{
cl_A.pn_Panel.M ouseDown += new
System.Windows. Forms.MouseEven tHandler(cl_A.O nMouseDown);
}
} // ClassB
class ClassC
{
ClassA cl_A=null;
public ClassC(ClassA clA)
{
cl_A = clA;
}
public void Dispose()
{
if (cl_A != null)
cl_A.pn_Panel.M ouseDown -= new
System.Windows. Forms.MouseEven tHandler(cl_A.O nMouseDown);
}
} // ClassC

This should work.
This works in my Projects where a ClassA calls ClassB assuming that ClassB
will clean up what it has done in ClassA when closing.
Note : since ClassA is only needed in the Construction of ClassB here, it is
not saved to a Class Field as in ClassC.

Mark Johnson, Berlin Germany
mj*****@mj10777 .de

"SunshineGi rl" <bl**@blah.co m> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:10******** *****@corp.supe rnews.com...

In my code, class A instanciates classes B and C.

I would like class B to connect an event handler to a method in class A, and for class C to disconnect that event handler.

I think I've done too much thinking, and now I'm even more confused as to
how to accomplish this as when I started.

Any help will be appreciated.

[SunshineGirl]

Not quite.

Class A must hold the code for the event.
Class B must connect an event handler (+=), not raise the event.
Class C must disconnect the event handler (-=).

This is an already running application to which I'm trying to add
functionality. Class B uses Windows instrumentation to receive a
notification when the user launches an application. Class C uses Windows
instrumentation to receive a notification when the user terminates an
application. Class A instanciates both classes B and C. Classes B and C
don't know about each other.

The application currently monitors when the user has launched or terminated
applications. I'm trying to add the following functionality.

Whenever class B receives notification that Internet Explorer has launched,
it needs to connect the BeforeNavigate2 event handler to a method in class A
(so class B must do the += thing: ie.BeforeNaviga te2 += new
SHDocVw.DWebBro wserEvents2_Bef oreNavigate2Eve ntHandler(this. ie_BeforeNaviga t
e2). Whenever class C receives notification that Internet Explorer has been
terminated, it needs to disconnect the BeforeNavigate2 event handler (so
class C must do the -= thing: ie.BeforeNaviga te2 -= new
SHDocVw.DWebBro wserEvents2_Bef oreNavigate2Eve ntHandler(this. ie_BeforeNaviga t
e2).

"Felix Wang" <v-*****@online.mi crosoft.com> wrote in message
news:sT******** *****@cpmsftngx a07.phx.gbl...

Hi,

Thanks for posting. The following code is for your reference:

using System;

public delegate void ADelegate();

public class A
{
public static void Main(string[] args)
{
B b = new B();
ADelegate d = new ADelegate(AMeth od);
b.AEvent += d;
C c = new C();
c.RemoveDelegat eFromB(d, b);
}

public static void AMethod()
{
Console.WriteLi ne("A method");
}
}

public class B
{
public event ADelegate AEvent;
public void RaiseAEvent()
{
if (AEvent != null)
{
AEvent();
}
}
}

public class C
{
public void RemoveDelegateF romB(ADelegate d, B b)
{
b.AEvent -= d;
}
}

I hope this helps. If there is anything else I can help with, please feel
free to post here.

Regards,

Felix Wang
Microsoft Online Partner Support
Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
This posting is provided "as is" with no warranties and confers no rights.

[Felix Wang]

Hello,

Thanks for your update.

I would like to ask a question. What is the object that exposes the event
"BeforeNavigate 2" and how do you get a reference to it? If we can get the
reference (e.g. named "o") successfully, we can simply call
"o.BeforeNaviga te2 += " in class B and "o.BeforeNaviga te2 -= " in class C.

In addition, since the method for the event is defined in class A, we
cannot use "this" in class B and class C. If we define the method as
static, we can use "o.BeforeNaviga te2 += new
SHDocVw.DWebBro wserEvents2_Bef oreNavigate2Eve ntHandler(A.ie_ BeforeNavigate2 )
". If the method is non-static, we need to pass a reference to A into B or
simply create a new A object, so that the method can be accessed.

I hope this helps.

Regards,

Felix Wang
Microsoft Online Partner Support
Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
This posting is provided "as is" with no warranties and confers no rights.

[SunshineGirl]

I should have thought of that.

Thanks for the response.
"Mark Johnson" <mj*****@mj1077 7.de> wrote in message
news:40******** **************@ newsread2.arcor-online.net...

Assuming that ClassB and ClassC have a reference to ClassA then there should be no Problem in doing this.

class ClassA
{
ClassB cl_B=null;
ClassC cl_C=null;
Panel pn_Panel=null
public ClassA()
{
pn_Panel = new Panel();
cl_B = new ClassB(this);
cl_C = new ClassC(this);
}
public void Dispose()
{
if (cl_C != null)
cl_C=null;
}
protected virtual void OnMouseDown(obj ect
sender,System.W indows.Forms.Mo useEventArgs e)
{
if (i_DragDrop == 0)
{
OnDragDrop(e.X, e.Y); // Do what must be done and check the results, set i_DragDrop if something found
} // if (i_DragDrop == 0)
} // protected override void OnMouseDown(obj ect
sender,System.W indows.Forms.Mo useEventArgs e)
} // Class A

class ClassB
{
public ClassB(ClassA cl_A)
{
cl_A.pn_Panel.M ouseDown += new
System.Windows. Forms.MouseEven tHandler(cl_A.O nMouseDown);
}
} // ClassB
class ClassC
{
ClassA cl_A=null;
public ClassC(ClassA clA)
{
cl_A = clA;
}
public void Dispose()
{
if (cl_A != null)
cl_A.pn_Panel.M ouseDown -= new
System.Windows. Forms.MouseEven tHandler(cl_A.O nMouseDown);
}
} // ClassC

This should work.
This works in my Projects where a ClassA calls ClassB assuming that ClassB will clean up what it has done in ClassA when closing.
Note : since ClassA is only needed in the Construction of ClassB here, it is not saved to a Class Field as in ClassC.

Mark Johnson, Berlin Germany
mj*****@mj10777 .de

"SunshineGi rl" <bl**@blah.co m> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:10******** *****@corp.supe rnews.com...

In my code, class A instanciates classes B and C.

I would like class B to connect an event handler to a method in class A,

and

for class C to disconnect that event handler.

I think I've done too much thinking, and now I'm even more confused as to how to accomplish this as when I started.

Any help will be appreciated.

[SunshineGirl]

The object that exposes the BeforeNavigate2 event is the Internet Explorer
ShellWindows interface.

Here is that part of the code that connects the event handler. This is from
a Windows app and it works. Now it must be in class B):
private static SHDocVw.ShellWi ndows shellWindows = new
SHDocVw.ShellWi ndowsClass();

foreach(SHDocVw .InternetExplor er ie in shellWindows)
ie.BeforeNaviga te2 += new
SHDocVw.DWebBro wserEvents2_Bef oreNavigate2Eve ntHandler(this. ie_BeforeNaviga t
e2);

This is the event handler (that must be in class A):
public void ie_BeforeNaviga te2(object pDisp , ref object url, ref object
Flags, ref object TargetFrameName , ref object PostData, ref object
Headers, ref bool Cancel)
{
MessageBox.Show ("BeforeNavigat e2: " + url.ToString()) ;
}

Thank you for your help.
"Felix Wang" <v-*****@online.mi crosoft.com> wrote in message
news:Qz******** ******@cpmsftng xa07.phx.gbl...

Hello,

Thanks for your update.

I would like to ask a question. What is the object that exposes the event
"BeforeNavigate 2" and how do you get a reference to it? If we can get the
reference (e.g. named "o") successfully, we can simply call
"o.BeforeNaviga te2 += " in class B and "o.BeforeNaviga te2 -= " in class C.

In addition, since the method for the event is defined in class A, we
cannot use "this" in class B and class C. If we define the method as
static, we can use "o.BeforeNaviga te2 += new
SHDocVw.DWebBro wserEvents2_Bef oreNavigate2Eve ntHandler(A.ie_ BeforeNavigate2 ) ". If the method is non-static, we need to pass a reference to A into B or
simply create a new A object, so that the method can be accessed.

I hope this helps.

Regards,

Felix Wang
Microsoft Online Partner Support
Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
This posting is provided "as is" with no warranties and confers no rights.

[SunshineGirl]

Here's how far I got. But it doesn't work. Class B never enters the foreach loop.

ClassA:
public static SHDocVw.ShellWi ndows shellWindows = null;

public void ie_BeforeNaviga te2(object disp, ref object url, ref object flags, ref object targetFrameName , ref object postData, ref object headers, ref bool cancel)
{
MessageBox.Show ("BeforeNavigat e2: " + url.ToString()) ;
}

ClassB:
private ClassA classA = null;

in the constructor:
ClassA.shellWin dows = new SHDocVw.ShellWi ndowsClass();
foreach(SHDocVw .InternetExplor er ie in ClassA.shellWin dows)
ie.BeforeNaviga te2 += new SHDocVw.DWebBro wserEvents2_Bef oreNavigate2Eve ntHandler(class A.ie_BeforeNavi gate2);

ClassC:
private ClassA classA = null;

in the constructor:
ClassA.shellWin dows = new SHDocVw.ShellWi ndowsClass();
foreach(SHDocVw .InternetExplor er ie in ClassA.shellWin dows)
ie.BeforeNaviga te2 -= new SHDocVw.DWebBro wserEvents2_Bef oreNavigate2Eve ntHandler(class A.ie_BeforeNavi gate2);


"SunshineGi rl" <bl**@blah.co m> wrote in message news:10******** *****@corp.supe rnews.com...

The object that exposes the BeforeNavigate2 event is the Internet Explorer
ShellWindows interface.

Here is that part of the code that connects the event handler. This is from
a Windows app and it works. Now it must be in class B):
private static SHDocVw.ShellWi ndows shellWindows = new
SHDocVw.ShellWi ndowsClass();

foreach(SHDocVw .InternetExplor er ie in shellWindows)
ie.BeforeNaviga te2 += new
SHDocVw.DWebBro wserEvents2_Bef oreNavigate2Eve ntHandler(this. ie_BeforeNaviga t
e2);

This is the event handler (that must be in class A):
public void ie_BeforeNaviga te2(object pDisp , ref object url, ref object
Flags, ref object TargetFrameName , ref object PostData, ref object
Headers, ref bool Cancel)
{
MessageBox.Show ("BeforeNavigat e2: " + url.ToString()) ;
}

Thank you for your help.


"Felix Wang" <v-*****@online.mi crosoft.com> wrote in message
news:Qz******** ******@cpmsftng xa07.phx.gbl...

Hello,

Thanks for your update.

I would like to ask a question. What is the object that exposes the event
"BeforeNavigate 2" and how do you get a reference to it? If we can get the
reference (e.g. named "o") successfully, we can simply call
"o.BeforeNaviga te2 += " in class B and "o.BeforeNaviga te2 -= " in class C.

In addition, since the method for the event is defined in class A, we
cannot use "this" in class B and class C. If we define the method as
static, we can use "o.BeforeNaviga te2 += new

SHDocVw.DWebBro wserEvents2_Bef oreNavigate2Eve ntHandler(A.ie_ BeforeNavigate2 )

". If the method is non-static, we need to pass a reference to A into B or
simply create a new A object, so that the method can be accessed.

I hope this helps.

Regards,

Felix Wang
Microsoft Online Partner Support
Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
This posting is provided "as is" with no warranties and confers no rights.

[Felix Wang]

Hello,

Thanks for your update. Let's try the following:

ClassA:
public static SHDocVw.ShellWi ndows shellWindows = new
SHDocVw.ShellWi ndowsClass();

public static void ie_BeforeNaviga te2(object disp, ref object url, ref
object flags, ref object targetFrameName , ref object postData, ref object
headers, ref bool cancel)
{
MessageBox.Show ("BeforeNavigat e2: " + url.ToString()) ;
}

ClassB:

in the constructor

foreach(SHDocVw .InternetExplor er ie in ClassA.shellWin dows)
ie.BeforeNaviga te2 += new
SHDocVw.DWebBro wserEvents2_Bef oreNavigate2Eve ntHandler(Class A.ie_BeforeNavi g
ate2);

ClassC:

in the constructor

foreach(SHDocVw .InternetExplor er ie in ClassA.shellWin dows)
ie.BeforeNaviga te2 -= new
SHDocVw.DWebBro wserEvents2_Bef oreNavigate2Eve ntHandler(Class A.ie_BeforeNavi g
ate2);

Since the "shellWindo ws" is a static member, we can access it from both
ClassB and ClassC. We only need to "new" it once in ClassA. I have not
tested the code with IE. But from C# language's perspective, it should
work. I hope this helps.

Regards,

Felix Wang
Microsoft Online Partner Support
Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
This posting is provided "as is" with no warranties and confers no rights.

[SunshineGirl]

Thanks. That worked in a Windows application. However, I can't get it to
work inside a Windows service, which is what I want. I get the following
exception when I run the line "shellWindo ws = new
SHDocVw.ShellWi ndowsClass();":

COM object with CLSID {9BA05972-F6A8-11CF-A442-00A0C90A8F39} is either not
valid or not registered.

I know that this CLSID belongs to ShellWindows.

Any ideas?

Thanks again.
"Felix Wang" <v-*****@online.mi crosoft.com> wrote in message
news:Uw******** ******@cpmsftng xa08.phx.gbl...

Hello,

Thanks for your update. Let's try the following:

ClassA:
public static SHDocVw.ShellWi ndows shellWindows = new
SHDocVw.ShellWi ndowsClass();

public static void ie_BeforeNaviga te2(object disp, ref object url, ref
object flags, ref object targetFrameName , ref object postData, ref object
headers, ref bool cancel)
{
MessageBox.Show ("BeforeNavigat e2: " + url.ToString()) ;
}

ClassB:

in the constructor

foreach(SHDocVw .InternetExplor er ie in ClassA.shellWin dows)
ie.BeforeNaviga te2 += new
SHDocVw.DWebBro wserEvents2_Bef oreNavigate2Eve ntHandler(Class A.ie_BeforeNavi g ate2);

ClassC:

in the constructor

foreach(SHDocVw .InternetExplor er ie in ClassA.shellWin dows)
ie.BeforeNaviga te2 -= new
SHDocVw.DWebBro wserEvents2_Bef oreNavigate2Eve ntHandler(Class A.ie_BeforeNavi g ate2);

Since the "shellWindo ws" is a static member, we can access it from both
ClassB and ClassC. We only need to "new" it once in ClassA. I have not
tested the code with IE. But from C# language's perspective, it should
work. I hope this helps.

Regards,

Felix Wang
Microsoft Online Partner Support
Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
This posting is provided "as is" with no warranties and confers no rights.