Custom Events versus Multicast Delegates for events(VB.NET)

[Guest]

What are the different features (in VB.NET) between a) Custom Events and b)
Multicast Delegates to raise events?

On the bottom line my class ad a) manages a list of handlers or ad b)
obtains a list of handlers (using GetInvocationList) and invokes them
one-by-one. So where is the difference?

eg are Custom Events the only way to raise an event asynchronously?

thanks herbert

 

[Mattias Sjögren]

What are the different features (in VB.NET) between a) Custom Events and b)
Multicast Delegates to raise events?

Well the event is backed by a (multicast) delegate, so the only real
difference is that you restrict access to it by using an event.
(Similar to the difference between a property and a public field).


Mattias

 

[Guest]

Thank you very much!
herbert