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RemoveHandler Statement

Removes the association between an event and an event handler.

Syntax

RemoveHandler event, AddressOf eventhandler

Parts

Term Definition
event The name of the event being handled.
eventhandler The name of the procedure currently handling the event.

Remarks

The AddHandler and RemoveHandler statements allow you to start and stop event handling for a specific event at any time during program execution.

Note

For custom events, the RemoveHandler statement invokes the event's RemoveHandler accessor. For more information on custom events, see Event Statement.

Example

Public Class DataBindingExample
    Private textBox1 As TextBox
    Private ds As DataSet
    
    Public Sub New()
        textBox1 = New TextBox()
        ds = New DataSet()
        SetupSampleData()
        BindControlWithAddHandler()
    End Sub
    
    Private Sub SetupSampleData()
        Dim table As New DataTable("Orders")
        table.Columns.Add("OrderAmount", GetType(Decimal))
        table.Rows.Add(123.45D)
        table.Rows.Add(67.89D)
        ds.Tables.Add(table)
    End Sub
    
    Private Sub BindControlWithAddHandler()
        Dim binding As New Binding("Text", ds, "Orders.OrderAmount")
        
        ' Use AddHandler to associate ConvertEventHandler delegates
        AddHandler binding.Format, AddressOf DecimalToCurrency
        AddHandler binding.Parse, AddressOf CurrencyToDecimal
        
        textBox1.DataBindings.Add(binding)
    End Sub
    
    Private Sub DecimalToCurrency(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As ConvertEventArgs)
        If e.DesiredType IsNot GetType(String) Then
            Return
        End If
        e.Value = CDec(e.Value).ToString("c")
    End Sub
    
    Private Sub CurrencyToDecimal(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As ConvertEventArgs)
        If e.DesiredType IsNot GetType(Decimal) Then
            Return
        End If
        e.Value = Convert.ToDecimal(e.Value.ToString())
    End Sub
End Class

' Simple example for basic AddHandler usage
Sub TestBasicEvents()
    Dim Obj As New Class1
    AddHandler Obj.Ev_Event, AddressOf EventHandler
    Obj.CauseSomeEvent()
    RemoveHandler Obj.Ev_Event, AddressOf EventHandler
    Obj.CauseSomeEvent()
    
    ' Lambda expression example
    AddHandler Obj.Ev_Event, Sub ()
        MsgBox("Lambda caught event.")
    End Sub
    Obj.CauseSomeEvent()
End Sub

Sub EventHandler()
    MsgBox("EventHandler caught event.")
End Sub

Public Class Class1
    Public Event Ev_Event()
    Sub CauseSomeEvent()
        RaiseEvent Ev_Event()
    End Sub
End Class

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