Event Element for Class for ManagedLibrary (ProxyGen)

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11/16/2012

Represents an event that is defined in a proxy type for a managed type.

<Event isExternal = "true/false"
    isExcluded = "true/false"
    isStatic = "true/false"
    newName = "Name of event in proxy type"
    originalName = "Name of original event">
  <Attribute>...</Attribute>
  <DeclaringType>...</DeclaringType>
  <Parameter>...</Parameter>
  <ReturnValueAttribute>...</ReturnValueAttribute>
  <Type>...</Type>
</Event>

ManagedEvent_Type

Attributes and Elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.

Attributes

Attribute	Description
isExternal	Optional xs:boolean attribute. true to declare the event using the extern keyword; otherwise, false. The default is false.
isExcluded	Optional xs:boolean attribute. true to omit the event from the proxy code; false to include the event in the proxy code. The default is false.
isStatic	Optional xs:boolean attribute. true to declare the event using the static keyword; otherwise, false. The default is false.
newName	Optional name_Type attribute. The new name of the event in the proxy code.
originalName	Required name_Type attribute. The name of the original event in the host application's object model.

Child Elements

Element	Description
Attribute	Optional Attribute_Type element. Represents an attribute that is applied to the event.
DeclaringType	Optional TypeReference_Type element. Represents the interface or base type in which the event is declared, if the event is an explicit interface implementation or an override. The type cannot be an array.
Parameter	Optional Parameter_Type element. Represents a parameter of the delegate that handles the event.
ReturnValueAttribute	Optional Attribute_Type element. Describes an attribute applied to the return value of the delegate that handles the event.
Type	Optional TypeReference_Type element. Describes the type of the delegate that handles the event. The type cannot be an array.

Parent Elements

Element	Description
Class	Represents a proxy class for a managed class.
Interface	Represents a proxy interface for a managed interface.
Struct	Represents a proxy struct for a managed struct.

Example

The following example demonstrates three Event elements that represent proxy events named ColorChanged, LocationChanged, and SizeChanged.

<Event originalName="ColorChanged" isExcluded="false">
  <Type>
    <TypeReference type="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Applications.Samples.ShapeApp.ColorChangedEventHandler" />
  </Type>
</Event>
<Event originalName="LocationChanged" isExcluded="false">
  <Type>
    <TypeReference type="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Applications.Samples.ShapeApp.LocationChangedEventHandler" />
  </Type>
</Event>
<Event originalName="SizeChanged" isExcluded="false">
  <Type>
    <TypeReference type="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Applications.Samples.ShapeApp.SizeChangedEventHandler" />
  </Type>
</Event>

Element Information

Namespace	https://schemas.microsoft.com/vsta/2008/01/ProxyGenDescriptor
Schema name	ProxyGen Descriptor
Validation file	ProxyGenDescriptorv2.xsd
Can be empty	Yes

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