Determine the current event

[Christopher W. Douglas]

I am writing a VB.NET application in Visual Studio 2003. I have written a
method that handles several events, such as closing a form and changing the
visible status of a form. I have some code that applies to all these
events, but I need to have specific code execute when the form closes. The
properties for this method are sender (the originator) and e (event
arguments). I know how to get typeof (sender) to determine what form or
control the event originated from, but how do I determine which event was
fired? I would think that eventargs contains the type of event that fired,
but I could not find anything in MSDN detailing this. Thanks for your help.

--
Christopher W. Douglas
SRS Technologies, Inc.
christopher (dot) douglas (at) srs (dot) com

[One Handed Man [ OHM# ]]

You need to getType of 'e' to determine what type it is and then take it
from there.

OHM#

Christopher W. Douglas wrote:

I am writing a VB.NET application in Visual Studio 2003. I have
written a method that handles several events, such as closing a form
and changing the visible status of a form. I have some code that
applies to all these events, but I need to have specific code execute
when the form closes. The properties for this method are sender (the
originator) and e (event arguments). I know how to get typeof
(sender) to determine what form or control the event originated from,
but how do I determine which event was fired? I would think that
eventargs contains the type of event that fired, but I could not find
anything in MSDN detailing this. Thanks for your help.

Regards - OHM# On**********@BT Internet.com

[Codemonkey]

> You need to getType of 'e' to determine what type it

is and then take it from there.
GetType(e) will return the same thing each time (EventArgs class) because it
is the same method that is handling the different events mentioned.
"One Handed Man [ OHM# ]" <te************ *************** @BTOpenworld.co m>
wrote in message news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP11.phx.gbl. .. You need to getType of 'e' to determine what type it is and then take it
from there.

OHM#

Christopher W. Douglas wrote:

I am writing a VB.NET application in Visual Studio 2003. I have
written a method that handles several events, such as closing a form
and changing the visible status of a form. I have some code that
applies to all these events, but I need to have specific code execute
when the form closes. The properties for this method are sender (the
originator) and e (event arguments). I know how to get typeof
(sender) to determine what form or control the event originated from,
but how do I determine which event was fired? I would think that
eventargs contains the type of event that fired, but I could not find
anything in MSDN detailing this. Thanks for your help.

Regards - OHM# On**********@BT Internet.com

[Armin Zingler]

"Christophe r W. Douglas" <ch************ ********@SPAM.s rs.com>
schrieb

I am writing a VB.NET application in Visual Studio 2003. I have
written a method that handles several events, such as closing a form
and changing the visible status of a form. I have some code that
applies to all these events, but I need to have specific code execute
when the form closes. The properties for this method are sender (the
originator) and e (event arguments). I know how to get typeof
(sender) to determine what form or control the event originated from,
but how do I determine which event was fired? I would think that
eventargs contains the type of event that fired, but I could not find
anything in MSDN detailing this. Thanks for your help.

If you want to handle different events you should write different
procedures. Otherwise it's like pouring two glasses of water together and
trying to find out where each drop came from.
--
Armin

http://www.plig.net/nnq/nquote.html
http://www.netmeister.org/news/learn2quote.html

[One Handed Man [ OHM# ]]

Thinking about it, yes your right! , what would be your answer to the OP
then?

OHM

Codemonkey wrote:

You need to getType of 'e' to determine what type it
is and then take it from there.

GetType(e) will return the same thing each time (EventArgs class)
because it is the same method that is handling the different events
mentioned.
"One Handed Man [ OHM# ]"
<te************ *************** @BTOpenworld.co m> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP11.phx.gbl. ..

You need to getType of 'e' to determine what type it is and then
take it from there.

OHM#

Christopher W. Douglas wrote:

I am writing a VB.NET application in Visual Studio 2003. I have
written a method that handles several events, such as closing a form
and changing the visible status of a form. I have some code that
applies to all these events, but I need to have specific code
execute when the form closes. The properties for this method are
sender (the originator) and e (event arguments). I know how to get
typeof (sender) to determine what form or control the event
originated from, but how do I determine which event was fired? I
would think that eventargs contains the type of event that fired,
but I could not find anything in MSDN detailing this. Thanks for
your help.

Regards - OHM# On**********@BT Internet.com

Regards - OHM# On**********@BT Internet.com

[Codemonkey]

Christopher,

You are correct that the "Sender" argument identifies the form or control
that raised the event. The "e" or EventArgs argument is simply an object
that contains additional arguments specific to that event. As many different
events share the same type of parameters (called its "Signature" ) you cannot
identifty the actual event being rased from this parameter.

You would be better off having separate event handler methods for each event
and moving the common code into a separate procedure which is called from
each event handler.
For example:
---------------------------------
Private Sub Form_Closing(By Val sender As Object, ByVal e As CancelEventArgs )
Handles MyBase.Closing

DoCommonStuff()
' Code for closing goes here

End Sub

Private Sub Form_VisibleCha nged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As
EventArgs) Handles MyBase.VisibleC hanged

DoCommonStuff()
' Code for visible changed goes here

End Sub

Private Sub DoCommonStuff()

' Do stuff common to both events here

End Sub
--------------------------------------------

Hope this helps,

Trev.

"Christophe r W. Douglas" <ch************ ********@SPAM.s rs.com> wrote in
message news:%2******** **********@TK2M SFTNGP11.phx.gb l...

I am writing a VB.NET application in Visual Studio 2003. I have written a
method that handles several events, such as closing a form and changing the visible status of a form. I have some code that applies to all these
events, but I need to have specific code execute when the form closes. The
properties for this method are sender (the originator) and e (event
arguments). I know how to get typeof (sender) to determine what form or
control the event originated from, but how do I determine which event was
fired? I would think that eventargs contains the type of event that fired, but I could not find anything in MSDN detailing this. Thanks for your help.
--
Christopher W. Douglas
SRS Technologies, Inc.
christopher (dot) douglas (at) srs (dot) com

[Codemonkey]

> what would be your answer to the OP

My post hasn't seemed to appear yet. Watch this space ;)

"One Handed Man [ OHM# ]" <te************ *************** @BTOpenworld.co m>
wrote in message news:ez******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP09.phx.gbl...

Thinking about it, yes your right! , what would be your answer to the OP
then?

OHM

Codemonkey wrote:

You need to getType of 'e' to determine what type it
is and then take it from there.

GetType(e) will return the same thing each time (EventArgs class)
because it is the same method that is handling the different events
mentioned.
"One Handed Man [ OHM# ]"
<te************ *************** @BTOpenworld.co m> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP11.phx.gbl. ..

You need to getType of 'e' to determine what type it is and then
take it from there.

OHM#

Christopher W. Douglas wrote:
I am writing a VB.NET application in Visual Studio 2003. I have
written a method that handles several events, such as closing a form
and changing the visible status of a form. I have some code that
applies to all these events, but I need to have specific code
execute when the form closes. The properties for this method are
sender (the originator) and e (event arguments). I know how to get
typeof (sender) to determine what form or control the event
originated from, but how do I determine which event was fired? I
would think that eventargs contains the type of event that fired,
but I could not find anything in MSDN detailing this. Thanks for
your help.

Regards - OHM# On**********@BT Internet.com

Regards - OHM# On**********@BT Internet.com

[Codemonkey]

> Otherwise it's like pouring two glasses of water together and

trying to find out where each drop came from.
lol. I like the metaphor. Very apt.
"Armin Zingler" <az*******@free net.de> wrote in message
news:uH******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP09.phx.gbl... "Christophe r W. Douglas" <ch************ ********@SPAM.s rs.com>
schrieb

I am writing a VB.NET application in Visual Studio 2003. I have
written a method that handles several events, such as closing a form
and changing the visible status of a form. I have some code that
applies to all these events, but I need to have specific code execute
when the form closes. The properties for this method are sender (the
originator) and e (event arguments). I know how to get typeof
(sender) to determine what form or control the event originated from,
but how do I determine which event was fired? I would think that
eventargs contains the type of event that fired, but I could not find
anything in MSDN detailing this. Thanks for your help.

If you want to handle different events you should write different
procedures. Otherwise it's like pouring two glasses of water together and
trying to find out where each drop came from.
--
Armin

http://www.plig.net/nnq/nquote.html
http://www.netmeister.org/news/learn2quote.html

[Cor]

Hi Armin,

If you want to handle different events you should write different
procedures. Otherwise it's like pouring two glasses of water together and
trying to find out where each drop came from.

That is a very good answer.

Describes exactly the problem in my opinion..

(And I am serious before you don't believe it.)

Cor

[One Handed Man [ OHM# ]]

Good advice CM, I really should have thought more before my posting <slaps
self on head>

Thanks !

OHM

Codemonkey wrote:

what would be your answer to the OP

My post hasn't seemed to appear yet. Watch this space ;)

"One Handed Man [ OHM# ]"
<te************ *************** @BTOpenworld.co m> wrote in message
news:ez******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP09.phx.gbl...

Thinking about it, yes your right! , what would be your answer to
the OP then?

OHM

Codemonkey wrote:

You need to getType of 'e' to determine what type it
is and then take it from there.

GetType(e) will return the same thing each time (EventArgs class)
because it is the same method that is handling the different events
mentioned.
"One Handed Man [ OHM# ]"
<te************ *************** @BTOpenworld.co m> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP11.phx.gbl. ..
You need to getType of 'e' to determine what type it is and then
take it from there.

OHM#

Christopher W. Douglas wrote:
> I am writing a VB.NET application in Visual Studio 2003. I have
> written a method that handles several events, such as closing a
> form and changing the visible status of a form. I have some code
> that applies to all these events, but I need to have specific code
> execute when the form closes. The properties for this method are
> sender (the originator) and e (event arguments). I know how to
> get typeof (sender) to determine what form or control the event
> originated from, but how do I determine which event was fired? I
> would think that eventargs contains the type of event that fired,
> but I could not find anything in MSDN detailing this. Thanks for
> your help.

Regards - OHM# On**********@BT Internet.com

Regards - OHM# On**********@BT Internet.com

Regards - OHM# On**********@BT Internet.com