EventLog.EntryWritten Event

Definition

Namespace:

System.Diagnostics

Assembly:

System.Diagnostics.EventLog.dll

Source:

EventLog.cs

Occurs when an entry is written to an event log on the local computer.

C#

public event System.Diagnostics.EntryWrittenEventHandler EntryWritten;

Event Type

EntryWrittenEventHandler

Examples

The following example handles an entry written event.

C#

using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Threading;

class MySample{

    // This member is used to wait for events.
    static AutoResetEvent signal;

    public static void Main(){

        signal = new AutoResetEvent(false);
        EventLog myNewLog = new EventLog("Application", ".", "testEventLogEvent");

        myNewLog.EntryWritten += new EntryWrittenEventHandler(MyOnEntryWritten);
        myNewLog.EnableRaisingEvents = true;
        myNewLog.WriteEntry("Test message", EventLogEntryType.Information);
        signal.WaitOne();
    }

    public static void MyOnEntryWritten(object source, EntryWrittenEventArgs e){
        Console.WriteLine("In event handler");
        signal.Set();
    }
}

Remarks

To get event notifications, you must set EnableRaisingEvents to true. You can only receive event notifications when entries are written on the local computer. You cannot receive notifications for entries written on remote computers.

When you create an EntryWritten delegate, you identify the method that will handle the event. To associate the event with your event handler, add an instance of the delegate to the event. The event handler is called whenever the event occurs, until you remove the delegate. For more information about handling events with delegates, see Handling and Raising Events.

The system responds to WriteEntry only if the last write event occurred at least six seconds previously. This implies you will only receive one EntryWritten event notification within a six-second interval, even if more than one event log change occurs. If you insert a sufficiently long sleep interval (around 10 seconds) between calls to WriteEntry, you are less likely to miss an event. However, if write events occur more frequently, you might not receive the event notification until the next interval. Typically, missed event notifications are not lost, but delayed.

Applies to

See also

• EnableRaisingEvents