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How can I pass a function address?

I am trying to pass a function (method) address to a user control to
associate with an event.

The small user control which sends events is contained in a larger user
control group which is in turn contained in the main application. I need the
event handler to exist at this top level in the application, and so I'm
trying to somehow let the small control (two layers down) know the address
of this handler, so that the function is called.

I thought I could have the main application pass the address of the top
level event handler to the user control group, which could then pass it on to
the small controls. However when I try to pass the function name as a
parameter from the top level the compiler is asking for parenthesis - which
obviously won't do what I want.

Perhaps I am going about all this the wrong way anyway.

Any ideas?
Nov 17 '05 #1
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Read about delegates. C# doesn't have function pointers. Delegates supply
more or less the same functionality, but in a cleaner way.

Pete

"Ronnie Smith" <sm**********@n ewsgroup.nospam > wrote in message
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I am trying to pass a function (method) address to a user control to
associate with an event.

The small user control which sends events is contained in a larger user
control group which is in turn contained in the main application. I need
the
event handler to exist at this top level in the application, and so I'm
trying to somehow let the small control (two layers down) know the
address
of this handler, so that the function is called.

I thought I could have the main application pass the address of the top
level event handler to the user control group, which could then pass it on
to
the small controls. However when I try to pass the function name as a
parameter from the top level the compiler is asking for parenthesis -
which
obviously won't do what I want.

Perhaps I am going about all this the wrong way anyway.

Any ideas?

Nov 17 '05 #2
Thank you - that's what I'll do.

"Pete Davis" wrote:
Read about delegates. C# doesn't have function pointers. Delegates supply
more or less the same functionality, but in a cleaner way.

Pete

"Ronnie Smith" <sm**********@n ewsgroup.nospam > wrote in message
news:18******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...
I am trying to pass a function (method) address to a user control to
associate with an event.

The small user control which sends events is contained in a larger user
control group which is in turn contained in the main application. I need
the
event handler to exist at this top level in the application, and so I'm
trying to somehow let the small control (two layers down) know the
address
of this handler, so that the function is called.

I thought I could have the main application pass the address of the top
level event handler to the user control group, which could then pass it on
to
the small controls. However when I try to pass the function name as a
parameter from the top level the compiler is asking for parenthesis -
which
obviously won't do what I want.

Perhaps I am going about all this the wrong way anyway.

Any ideas?


Nov 17 '05 #3

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