C# TypeInfo GetEvent(String)

Description

TypeInfo GetEvent(String) Returns the EventInfo object representing the specified public event.

Syntax

TypeInfo.GetEvent(String) has the following syntax.

public EventInfo GetEvent(
  string name
)

Parameters

TypeInfo.GetEvent(String) has the following parameters.

• name - The string containing the name of an event that is declared or inherited by the current Type.

Returns

TypeInfo.GetEvent(String) method returns The object representing the specified public event that is declared or inherited by the current Type, if found; otherwise, null.

Example

using System;/* w  ww  .j  ava 2  s  . co m*/
using System.Reflection;
using System.Security;

class MyEventExample
{
    public static void Main()
    {  
       Type myType = typeof(System.Windows.Forms.Button);
       EventInfo myEvent = myType.GetEvent("Click");
       if(myEvent != null)
       {
           Console.WriteLine("Looking for the Click event in the Button class.");
           Console.WriteLine(myEvent.ToString());
       }
    }
}

The code above generates the following result.