Type.GetEvents Method ()

Returns all the public events that are declared or inherited by the current Type.

[Visual Basic]
Overloads Public Overridable Function GetEvents() As EventInfo()
[C#]
public virtual EventInfo[] GetEvents();
[C++]
public: virtual EventInfo* GetEvents() [];
[JScript]
public function GetEvents() : EventInfo[];

Return Value

An array of EventInfo objects representing all the public events which are declared or inherited by the current Type.

-or-

An empty array of type EventInfo, if the current Type does not have public events.

Remarks

This method can be overridden by a derived class.

The following table shows what members of a base class are returned by the Get methods when reflecting on a type.

1. Hide-by-name-and-signature considers all of the parts of the signature, including custom modifiers, return types, parameter types, sentinels, and unmanaged calling conventions. This is a binary comparison.
2. For reflection, properties and events are hide-by-name-and-signature. If you have a property with both a get and a set accessor in the base class, but the derived class has only a get accessor, the derived class property hides the base class property, and you will not be able to access the setter on the base class.
3. Custom attributes are not part of the common type system.

Example

[Visual Basic, C#, C++] The following example obtains an array of EventInfo objects, gets all the events for a Button class, and displays the event names. To compile the Visual Basic example, use the following command line:

[Visual Basic, C#, C++] vbc type_getevents1.vb /r:System.Windows.Forms.dll /r:System.dll

[Visual Basic] 
Imports System
Imports System.Reflection
Imports System.Security
Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic

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

Class EventsSample

    Public Shared Sub Main()
        Try
            ' Creates a bitmask based on BindingFlags.
            Dim myBindingFlags As BindingFlags = BindingFlags.Instance Or BindingFlags.Public
            Dim myTypeEvent As Type = GetType(System.Windows.Forms.Button)
            Dim myEventsBindingFlags As EventInfo() = myTypeEvent.GetEvents(myBindingFlags)
            Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Cr + "The events on the Button class with the specified BindingFlags are : ")
            Dim index As Integer
            For index = 0 To myEventsBindingFlags.Length - 1
                Console.WriteLine(myEventsBindingFlags(index).ToString())
            Next index
        Catch e As SecurityException
            Console.WriteLine(("SecurityException :" + e.Message))
        Catch e As ArgumentNullException
            Console.WriteLine(("ArgumentNullException : " + e.Message))
        Catch e As Exception
            Console.WriteLine(("Exception : " + e.Message))
        End Try
    End Sub 'Main
End Class 'EventsSample

[C#] 
using System;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Security;

class EventsSample
{
    public static void Main()
    { 
        try
        {
            // Creates a bitmask based on BindingFlags.
            BindingFlags myBindingFlags = BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public;  
            Type myTypeEvent = typeof(System.Windows.Forms.Button);
            EventInfo[] myEventsBindingFlags = myTypeEvent.GetEvents(myBindingFlags);
            Console.WriteLine("\nThe events on the Button class with the specified BindingFlags are : ");
            for (int index = 0; index < myEventsBindingFlags.Length; index++)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(myEventsBindingFlags[index].ToString());
            }
        }
        catch(SecurityException e)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("SecurityException :" + e.Message);
        }
        catch(ArgumentNullException e)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("ArgumentNullException : " + e.Message);
        }
        catch(Exception e)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Exception : " + e.Message);
        }
    }
}

[C++] 
#using <mscorlib.dll>
#using <System.dll>
#using <System.Windows.Forms.dll>

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

int main()
{ 
   try {
      Type* myType = __typeof(System::Windows::Forms::Button);
      EventInfo* myEvents[] = myType->GetEvents();
      Console::WriteLine(S"The events on the Button class are: ");
      for (int index = 0; index < myEvents->Length; index++) {
         Console::WriteLine(myEvents[index]);
      }
   } catch (SecurityException* e) {
      Console::WriteLine(S"SecurityException: {0}", e->Message);
   } catch (ArgumentNullException* e) {
      Console::WriteLine(S"ArgumentNullException: {0}", e->Message);
   } catch (Exception* e) {
      Console::WriteLine(S"Exception: {0}", e->Message);
   }
}

[JScript] No example is available for JScript. To view a Visual Basic, C#, or C++ example, click the Language Filter button in the upper-left corner of the page.

Requirements

Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family, .NET Compact Framework, Common Language Infrastructure (CLI) Standard

See Also

Type Class | Type Members | System Namespace | Type.GetEvents Overload List | EventInfo | GetEvent