Public Event DoWork As DoWorkEventHandler

Dim instance As BackgroundWorker
Dim handler As DoWorkEventHandler

AddHandler instance.DoWork, handler

public event DoWorkEventHandler DoWork

public:
event DoWorkEventHandler^ DoWork {
    void add (DoWorkEventHandler^ value);
    void remove (DoWorkEventHandler^ value);
}

/** @event */
public void add_DoWork (DoWorkEventHandler value)

/** @event */
public void remove_DoWork (DoWorkEventHandler value)

JScript admite el uso de eventos, pero no admite la declaración de eventos nuevos.

' This event handler is where the actual work is done.
Private Sub backgroundWorker1_DoWork( _
ByVal sender As Object, _
ByVal e As DoWorkEventArgs) _
Handles backgroundWorker1.DoWork

    ' Get the BackgroundWorker object that raised this event.
    Dim worker As BackgroundWorker = _
        CType(sender, BackgroundWorker)

    ' Assign the result of the computation
    ' to the Result property of the DoWorkEventArgs
    ' object. This is will be available to the 
    ' RunWorkerCompleted eventhandler.
    e.Result = ComputeFibonacci(e.Argument, worker, e)
End Sub 'backgroundWorker1_DoWork

// This event handler is where the actual,
// potentially time-consuming work is done.
private void backgroundWorker1_DoWork(object sender, 
    DoWorkEventArgs e)
{   
    // Get the BackgroundWorker that raised this event.
    BackgroundWorker worker = sender as BackgroundWorker;

    // Assign the result of the computation
    // to the Result property of the DoWorkEventArgs
    // object. This is will be available to the 
    // RunWorkerCompleted eventhandler.
    e.Result = ComputeFibonacci((int)e.Argument, worker, e);
}

// This event handler is where the actual,
// potentially time-consuming work is done.
void backgroundWorker1_DoWork( Object^ sender, DoWorkEventArgs^ e )
{
   // Get the BackgroundWorker that raised this event.
   BackgroundWorker^ worker = dynamic_cast<BackgroundWorker^>(sender);

   // Assign the result of the computation
   // to the Result property of the DoWorkEventArgs
   // object. This is will be available to the 
   // RunWorkerCompleted eventhandler.
   e->Result = ComputeFibonacci( safe_cast<Int32>(e->Argument), worker, e );
}

// This event handler is where the actual,
// potentially time-consuming work is done.
private void backgroundWorker1_DoWork(Object sender, DoWorkEventArgs e)
{
    // Get the BackgroundWorker that raised this event.
    BackgroundWorker worker = (BackgroundWorker)sender;

    // Assign the result of the computation
    // to the Result property of the DoWorkEventArgs
    // object. This is will be available to the 
    // RunWorkerCompleted eventhandler.
    e.set_Result(new Long(ComputeFibonacci(System.Convert.ToInt32
        (e.get_Argument()), worker, e)));
    //e.Result = ComputeFibonacci((int)e.Argument, worker, e); 
} //backgroundWorker1_DoWork