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2. Configuring events & event handling Chapter 2.1

3. Configuring events & event handling Traditional Events still exists in WPF. Routed Events (new): Can be raised by multiple controls. Handled by multiple handlers. Add multiple levels of complexity & sophistication to your UI. Types of Routed Events Direct Events: like “MouseLeave”. Bubbling Events: like “MouseDown”. Tunneling Events: like “PreviewMouseDown”.

4. Configuring events & event handling Bubbling When user clicks on label MouseDown raised in Window 3 MouseDown raised in Grid 2 MouseDown raised in label 1

5. Configuring events & event handling Tunneling When user click on label PreviewMouseDown raised in Window 1 PreviewMouseDown raised in Grid 2 PreviewMouseDown raised in Label 3

7. RoutedEventArgs

8. e.handled = true

9. e.OriginalSource & e.Source

11. Configuring events & event handling Attaching an Event Handler <Button Click=“button1_click”>Btn</Button> Attached Events: <Grid ButtonBase.Click=“button1_click”> <Button>Btn</Button></Grid> Me.AddHandler(Button.ClickEvent, _ New RoutedEventHandler(AddressOfClickMethod))

12. Configuring events & event handling EventManager Class GetRoutedEvents Returns array contains all registered routed events in the App. GetRoutedEventsForOwner Returns array contains all registered routed events for a specific element. RegisterRoutedEvent Register Instance-level event handler. RegisterClassHandler Register Class-level event handler.

13. Configuring events & event handling Demo  Create Custom Routed Event

14. How to use EventManager.RegisterRoutedEvent Sample http://www.codeproject.com/KB/WPF/WPFAjaxStyleComboBox.aspx.

15. Configuring events & event handling Creating Class-Level Event Handler Using EventManger.RegisterClassLevelHandler. Raised before Instance Level Events. Application Level Events. (Application.vb)