Type.GetEvent Method (String, BindingFlags)

Parameters

• name
  Type: System.String
  The String containing the name of an event which is declared or inherited by the current Type.

• bindingAttr
  Type: System.Reflection.BindingFlags
  A bitmask comprised of one or more BindingFlags that specify how the search is conducted.
  -or-
  Zero, to return nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Return Value

Type: System.Reflection.EventInfo
The EventInfo object representing the specified event which is declared or inherited by the current Type, if found; otherwise, nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Imports System.Reflection

Class Example

    Public Shared Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock)

        Dim myType As Type = outputBlock.GetType()

        Dim myEvent As EventInfo = myType.GetEvent("MouseLeftButtonUp", _
            BindingFlags.Instance Or BindingFlags.Public)

        If Not (myEvent Is Nothing) Then
            outputBlock.Text &= "Looking for the MouseLeftButtonUp event in the " & _
                myType.FullName & " class." & vbCrLf
            outputBlock.Text &= myEvent.ToString() & vbCrLf
        Else
            outputBlock.Text &= "The MouseLeftButtonUp event is not found in the " & _
                myType.FullName & " class." & vbCrLf
        End If

   End Sub 
End Class 

' This example produces the following output:
'
'Looking for the MouseLeftButtonUp event in the System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock class.
'System.Windows.Input.MouseButtonEventHandler MouseLeftButtonUp

using System.Reflection;
using System;

class Example
{
    public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
    {
        Type myType = outputBlock.GetType();

        EventInfo myEvent = myType.GetEvent("MouseLeftButtonUp", 
            BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public);

        if (myEvent != null)
        {
            outputBlock.Text += "Looking for the MouseLeftButtonUp event in the " +
                myType.FullName + " class.\n";
            outputBlock.Text += myEvent.ToString() + "\n";
        }
        else
        {
            outputBlock.Text += "The MouseLeftButtonUp event is not found in the " +
                myType.FullName + " class.\r\n";
        }
    }
}

/* This example produces the following output:

Looking for the MouseLeftButtonUp event in the System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock class.
System.Windows.Input.MouseButtonEventHandler MouseLeftButtonUp
 */