Installer.BeforeUninstall Event
Occurs before the installers in the Installers property perform their uninstall operations.
[Visual Basic] Public Event BeforeUninstall As InstallEventHandler [C#] public event InstallEventHandler BeforeUninstall; [C++] public: __event InstallEventHandler* BeforeUninstall;
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Event Data
The event handler receives an argument of type InstallEventArgs containing data related to this event. The following InstallEventArgs property provides information specific to this event.
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| SavedState | Gets an IDictionary that represents the current state of the installation. |
Example
[Visual Basic, C#, C++] The following example demonstrates the BeforeUninstall event. It is raised by the OnBeforeUninstall method.
[Visual Basic] ' MyInstaller is derived from the class 'Installer'. Sub New() MyBase.New() AddHandler BeforeUninstall, AddressOf BeforeUninstallEventHandler End Sub 'New Private Sub BeforeUninstallEventHandler(sender As Object, e As InstallEventArgs) ' Add steps to perform any actions before the Uninstall process. Console.WriteLine("Code for BeforeUninstallEventHandler") End Sub 'BeforeUninstallEventHandler [C#] // MyInstaller is derived from the class 'Installer'. MyInstaller() : base() { BeforeUninstall += new InstallEventHandler(BeforeUninstallEventHandler); } private void BeforeUninstallEventHandler(object sender, InstallEventArgs e) { // Add steps to perform any actions before the Uninstall process. Console.WriteLine("Code for BeforeUninstallEventHandler"); } [C++] private: // MyInstaller is derived from the class 'Installer'. MyInstaller() { BeforeUninstall += new InstallEventHandler(this, &MyInstaller::BeforeUninstallEventHandler); } void BeforeUninstallEventHandler(Object* sender, InstallEventArgs* e) { // Add steps to perform any actions before the Uninstall process. Console::WriteLine(S"Code for BeforeUninstallEventHandler"); }
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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 Framework Security:
- Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries From Partially Trusted Code
See Also
Installer Class | Installer Members | System.Configuration.Install Namespace | AfterUninstall | OnAfterUninstall | OnBeforeUninstall