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Creating objects with events

This snippet shows how to create objects with events in F#. It shows both simple event (to be used from F#) and a .NET compatible event with specific delegate type.

Simple event for F# use

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/// Counter with F#-only event
type SimpleCounter() =
  let evt = new Event<int>()
  let mutable count = 0
 
  /// Increments the counter and triggers 
  /// event after every 10 increments
  member x.Increment() =
    count <- count + 1
    if count % 10 = 0 then 
      evt.Trigger(count)

  /// Event triggered after every 10 increments
  /// The value carried by the event is 'int'
  member x.IncrementedTenTimes = evt.Publish

.NET event compatible with C#

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/// Derived EventArgs type that carries 'int' values
type IntEventArgs(count:int) = 
  inherit EventArgs()
  member this.Count = count

/// Standard EventHandler delegate for IntEventArgs
type IntEventHandler = delegate of obj * IntEventArgs -> unit

/// Counter with .NET compatible event
type DotNetCounter() =
  let evt = new Event<IntEventHandler, IntEventArgs>()
  let mutable count = 0
 
  /// Increments the counter and triggers 
  /// event after every 10 increments
  member x.Increment() =
    count <- count + 1
    if count % 10 = 0 then 
      evt.Trigger(x, IntEventArgs(count))

  /// Event triggered after every 10 increments
  /// (Creates standard .NET event using IntEventHandler delegate)
  [<CLIEvent>]
  member x.IncrementedTenTimes = evt.Publish

Multiple items
type SimpleCounter =
  new : unit -> SimpleCounter
  member Increment : unit -> unit
  member IncrementedTenTimes : IEvent<int>

Full name: Script.SimpleCounter

Counter with F#-only event

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new : unit -> SimpleCounter

val evt : Event<int>

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module Event

from Microsoft.FSharp.Control

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type Event<'T> =
  new : unit -> Event<'T>
  member Trigger : arg:'T -> unit
  member Publish : IEvent<'T>

Full name: Microsoft.FSharp.Control.Event<_>

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type Event<'Delegate,'Args (requires delegate and 'Delegate :> Delegate)> =
  new : unit -> Event<'Delegate,'Args>
  member Trigger : sender:obj * args:'Args -> unit
  member Publish : IEvent<'Delegate,'Args>

Full name: Microsoft.FSharp.Control.Event<_,_>

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new : unit -> Event<'T>

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new : unit -> Event<'Delegate,'Args>

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val int : value:'T -> int (requires member op_Explicit)

Full name: Microsoft.FSharp.Core.Operators.int

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type int = int32

Full name: Microsoft.FSharp.Core.int

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type int<'Measure> = int

Full name: Microsoft.FSharp.Core.int<_>

val mutable count : int

val x : SimpleCounter

member SimpleCounter.Increment : unit -> unit

Full name: Script.SimpleCounter.Increment

Increments the counter and triggers
event after every 10 increments

member Event.Trigger : arg:'T -> unit

member SimpleCounter.IncrementedTenTimes : IEvent<int>

Full name: Script.SimpleCounter.IncrementedTenTimes

Event triggered after every 10 increments
The value carried by the event is 'int'

property Event.Publish: IEvent<int>

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type IntEventArgs =
  inherit EventArgs
  new : count:int -> IntEventArgs
  member Count : int

Full name: Script.IntEventArgs

Derived EventArgs type that carries 'int' values

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new : count:int -> IntEventArgs

val count : int

Multiple items
type EventArgs =
new : unit -> EventArgs
static val Empty : EventArgs

Full name: System.EventArgs

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EventArgs() : unit

val this : IntEventArgs

member IntEventArgs.Count : int

Full name: Script.IntEventArgs.Count

type IntEventHandler =
delegate of obj * IntEventArgs -> unit

Full name: Script.IntEventHandler

Standard EventHandler delegate for IntEventArgs

type obj = Object

Full name: Microsoft.FSharp.Core.obj

type unit = Unit

Full name: Microsoft.FSharp.Core.unit

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type DotNetCounter =
  new : unit -> DotNetCounter
  member Increment : unit -> unit
  member add_IncrementedTenTimes : IntEventHandler -> unit
  member IncrementedTenTimes : IEvent<IntEventHandler,IntEventArgs>
  member remove_IncrementedTenTimes : IntEventHandler -> unit

Full name: Script.DotNetCounter

Counter with .NET compatible event

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new : unit -> DotNetCounter

val evt : Event<IntEventHandler,IntEventArgs>

val x : DotNetCounter

member DotNetCounter.Increment : unit -> unit

Full name: Script.DotNetCounter.Increment

Increments the counter and triggers
event after every 10 increments

member Event.Trigger : sender:obj * args:'Args -> unit

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type CLIEventAttribute =
inherit Attribute
new : unit -> CLIEventAttribute

Full name: Microsoft.FSharp.Core.CLIEventAttribute

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new : unit -> CLIEventAttribute

member DotNetCounter.IncrementedTenTimes : IEvent<IntEventHandler,IntEventArgs>

Full name: Script.DotNetCounter.IncrementedTenTimes

Event triggered after every 10 increments
(Creates standard .NET event using IntEventHandler delegate)

property Event.Publish: IEvent<IntEventHandler,IntEventArgs>

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More information

Link:	http://fssnip.net/1d
Posted:	14 years ago
Author:	Tomas Petricek
Tags:	delegate , event