Imports System
Imports System.Reflection
Imports System.Security
Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic

' Compile this sample using the following command line:
' vbc type_getevent.vb /r:"System.Windows.Forms.dll" /r:"System.dll"

Class MyEventExample
    Public Shared Sub Main()
        Try
            Dim myType As Type = GetType(System.Windows.Forms.Button)
            Dim myEvent As EventInfo = myType.GetEvent("Click")
            If Not (myEvent Is Nothing) Then
                Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Cr + "Looking for the Click event in the Button class.")
                Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Cr + myEvent.ToString())
            Else
                Console.WriteLine("The Click event is not available with the Button class.")
            End If
        Catch e As SecurityException
            Console.WriteLine("An exception occurred.")
            Console.WriteLine("Message :" + e.Message)
        Catch e As ArgumentNullException
            Console.WriteLine("An exception occurred.")
            Console.WriteLine("Message :" + e.Message)
        Catch e As Exception
            Console.WriteLine("The following exception was raised : {0}", e.Message)
        End Try
    End Sub 'Main
End Class 'MyEventExample

using System;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Security;

class MyEventExample
{
    public static void Main()
    {  
        try
        {

            Type myType = typeof(System.Windows.Forms.Button);
            EventInfo myEvent = myType.GetEvent("Click");
            if(myEvent != null)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Looking for the Click event in the Button class.");
                Console.WriteLine(myEvent.ToString());
            }
            else
                Console.WriteLine("The Click event is not available in the Button class.");
        }
        catch(SecurityException e)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("An exception occurred.");
            Console.WriteLine("Message :"+e.Message);
        }
        catch(ArgumentNullException e)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("An exception occurred.");
            Console.WriteLine("Message :"+e.Message);
        }
        catch(Exception e)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("The following exception was raised : {0}",e.Message);
        }
    }
}

#using <system.dll>
#using <system.windows.forms.dll>
#using <system.drawing.dll>

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Reflection;
using namespace System::Security;

int main()
{
   try
   {
      Type^ myType = System::Windows::Forms::Button::typeid;
      EventInfo^ myEvent = myType->GetEvent( "Click" );
      if ( myEvent != nullptr )
      {
         Console::WriteLine( "Looking for the Click event in the Button class." );
         Console::WriteLine( myEvent );
      }
      else
            Console::WriteLine( "The Click event is not available in the Button class." );
   }
   catch ( SecurityException^ e ) 
   {
      Console::WriteLine( "An exception occurred." );
      Console::WriteLine( "Message : {0}", e->Message );
   }
   catch ( ArgumentNullException^ e ) 
   {
      Console::WriteLine( "An exception occurred." );
      Console::WriteLine( "Message : {0}", e->Message );
   }
   catch ( Exception^ e ) 
   {
      Console::WriteLine( "The following exception was raised : {0}", e->Message );
   }
}