public class Publisher
{
// Declare the delegate (if using non-generic pattern).
public delegate void SampleEventHandler(object sender, SampleEventArgs e);
// Declare the event.
public event SampleEventHandler SampleEvent;
// Wrap the event in a protected virtual method
// to enable derived classes to raise the event.
protected virtual void RaiseSampleEvent()
{
// Raise the event by using the () operator.
SampleEvent(this, new SampleEventArgs("Hello"));
}
}