On 2/20/08, Ryan Heath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In your example, anyone can fire the FooChanged. > When declared as an event, only instances of Foo can fire it, while > registering is still supported through += and -=. > > // Ryan
Not only that but users of the class could also directly assign the delegate field: x.FooChanged = new EventHandler(blah); which will replace all previous registered handlers with the new one. In short, public EventHandler FooChanged; is a field named FooChanged of type EventHandler and public event EventHandler FooChanged; encapsulates that field and protects its access (external code cannot raise the event and cannot change the value of the field. More or less like a property. Sébastien =================================== This list is hosted by DevelopMentor® http://www.develop.com View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com
