DataReceivedEventHandler Delegate

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Diagnostics

Assembly:: System.Diagnostics.Process.dll

Assembly:: System.dll

Assembly:: netstandard.dll

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Represents the method that will handle the OutputDataReceived event or ErrorDataReceived event of a Process.

public delegate void DataReceivedEventHandler(System::Object ^ sender, DataReceivedEventArgs ^ e);

public delegate void DataReceivedEventHandler(object sender, DataReceivedEventArgs e);

type DataReceivedEventHandler = delegate of obj * DataReceivedEventArgs -> unit

Public Delegate Sub DataReceivedEventHandler(sender As Object, e As DataReceivedEventArgs)

Parameters

sender: Object

The source of the event.

e: DataReceivedEventArgs

A DataReceivedEventArgs that contains the event data.

Examples

The following code example illustrates how to perform asynchronous read operations on the redirected StandardOutput stream of the sort command. The sort command is a console application that reads and sorts text input.

The example creates a DataReceivedEventHandler delegate for the SortOutputHandler event handler and associates the delegate with the OutputDataReceived event. The event handler receives text lines from the redirected StandardOutput stream, formats the text, and writes the text to the screen.

// Define the namespaces used by this sample.
#using <System.dll>

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Text;
using namespace System::IO;
using namespace System::Diagnostics;
using namespace System::Threading;
using namespace System::ComponentModel;

ref class SortOutputRedirection
{
private:
   // Define static variables shared by class methods.
   static StringBuilder^ sortOutput = nullptr;
   static int numOutputLines = 0;

public:
   static void SortInputListText()
   {
      // Initialize the process and its StartInfo properties.
      // The sort command is a console application that
      // reads and sorts text input.

      Process^ sortProcess;
      sortProcess = gcnew Process;
      sortProcess->StartInfo->FileName = "Sort.exe";
      
      // Set UseShellExecute to false for redirection.
      sortProcess->StartInfo->UseShellExecute = false;
      
      // Redirect the standard output of the sort command.  
      // This stream is read asynchronously using an event handler.
      sortProcess->StartInfo->RedirectStandardOutput = true;
      sortOutput = gcnew StringBuilder;
      
      // Set our event handler to asynchronously read the sort output.
      sortProcess->OutputDataReceived += gcnew DataReceivedEventHandler( SortOutputHandler );
      
      // Redirect standard input as well.  This stream
      // is used synchronously.
      sortProcess->StartInfo->RedirectStandardInput = true;
      
      // Start the process.
      sortProcess->Start();
      
      // Use a stream writer to synchronously write the sort input.
      StreamWriter^ sortStreamWriter = sortProcess->StandardInput;
      
      // Start the asynchronous read of the sort output stream.
      sortProcess->BeginOutputReadLine();
      
      // Prompt the user for input text lines.  Write each 
      // line to the redirected input stream of the sort command.
      Console::WriteLine( "Ready to sort up to 50 lines of text" );

      String^ inputText;
      int numInputLines = 0;
      do
      {
         Console::WriteLine( "Enter a text line (or press the Enter key to stop):" );

         inputText = Console::ReadLine();
         if (  !String::IsNullOrEmpty( inputText ) )
         {
            numInputLines++;
            sortStreamWriter->WriteLine( inputText );
         }
      }
      while (  !String::IsNullOrEmpty( inputText ) && (numInputLines < 50) );

      Console::WriteLine( "<end of input stream>" );
      Console::WriteLine();
      
      // End the input stream to the sort command.
      sortStreamWriter->Close();
      
      // Wait for the sort process to write the sorted text lines.
      sortProcess->WaitForExit();

      if ( numOutputLines > 0 )
      {
         
         // Write the formatted and sorted output to the console.
         Console::WriteLine( " Sort results = {0} sorted text line(s) ",
            numOutputLines.ToString() );
         Console::WriteLine( "----------" );
         Console::WriteLine( sortOutput->ToString() );
      }
      else
      {
         Console::WriteLine( " No input lines were sorted." );
      }

      sortProcess->Close();
   }

private:
   static void SortOutputHandler( Object^ /*sendingProcess*/,
      DataReceivedEventArgs^ outLine )
   {
      // Collect the sort command output.
      if (  !String::IsNullOrEmpty( outLine->Data ) )
      {
         numOutputLines++;
         
         // Add the text to the collected output.
         sortOutput->AppendFormat( "\n[{0}] {1}",
            numOutputLines.ToString(), outLine->Data );
      }
   }
};

/// The main entry point for the application.
void main()
{
   try
   {
      SortOutputRedirection::SortInputListText();
   }
   catch ( InvalidOperationException^ e ) 
   {
      Console::WriteLine( "Exception:" );
      Console::WriteLine( e );
   }
}

// Define the namespaces used by this sample.
using System;
using System.Text;
using System.IO;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Threading;
using System.ComponentModel;

namespace ProcessAsyncStreamSamples
{
    class SortOutputRedirection
    {
        // Define static variables shared by class methods.
        private static StringBuilder sortOutput = null;
        private static int numOutputLines = 0;

        public static void SortInputListText()
        {
            // Initialize the process and its StartInfo properties.
            // The sort command is a console application that
            // reads and sorts text input.

            Process sortProcess = new Process();
            sortProcess.StartInfo.FileName = "Sort.exe";

            // Set UseShellExecute to false for redirection.
            sortProcess.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = false;

            // Redirect the standard output of the sort command.
            // This stream is read asynchronously using an event handler.
            sortProcess.StartInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = true;
            sortOutput = new StringBuilder();

            // Set our event handler to asynchronously read the sort output.
            sortProcess.OutputDataReceived += SortOutputHandler;

            // Redirect standard input as well.  This stream
            // is used synchronously.
            sortProcess.StartInfo.RedirectStandardInput = true;

            // Start the process.
            sortProcess.Start();

            // Use a stream writer to synchronously write the sort input.
            StreamWriter sortStreamWriter = sortProcess.StandardInput;

            // Start the asynchronous read of the sort output stream.
            sortProcess.BeginOutputReadLine();

            // Prompt the user for input text lines.  Write each
            // line to the redirected input stream of the sort command.
            Console.WriteLine("Ready to sort up to 50 lines of text");

            String inputText;
            int numInputLines = 0;
            do
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Enter a text line (or press the Enter key to stop):");

                inputText = Console.ReadLine();
                if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(inputText))
                {
                    numInputLines++;
                    sortStreamWriter.WriteLine(inputText);
                }
            }
            while (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(inputText) && (numInputLines < 50));
            Console.WriteLine("<end of input stream>");
            Console.WriteLine();

            // End the input stream to the sort command.
            sortStreamWriter.Close();

            // Wait for the sort process to write the sorted text lines.
            sortProcess.WaitForExit();

            if (numOutputLines > 0)
            {
                // Write the formatted and sorted output to the console.
                Console.WriteLine($" Sort results = {numOutputLines} sorted text line(s) ");
                Console.WriteLine("----------");
                Console.WriteLine(sortOutput);
            }
            else
            {
                Console.WriteLine(" No input lines were sorted.");
            }

            sortProcess.Close();
        }

        private static void SortOutputHandler(object sendingProcess,
            DataReceivedEventArgs outLine)
        {
            // Collect the sort command output.
            if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(outLine.Data))
            {
                numOutputLines++;

                // Add the text to the collected output.
                sortOutput.Append(Environment.NewLine +
                    $"[{numOutputLines}] - {outLine.Data}");
            }
        }
    }
}

namespace ProcessAsyncStreamSamples
{

    class ProcessSampleMain
    {
        /// The main entry point for the application.
        static void Main()
        {
            try
            {
                SortOutputRedirection.SortInputListText();
            }
            catch (InvalidOperationException e)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Exception:");
                Console.WriteLine(e);
            }
        }
    }
}

' Define the namespaces used by this sample.
Imports System.Text
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Diagnostics
Imports System.Threading
Imports System.ComponentModel

Namespace ProcessAsyncStreamSamples

    Class ProcessAsyncOutputRedirection
        ' Define static variables shared by class methods.
        Private Shared sortOutput As StringBuilder = Nothing
        Private Shared numOutputLines As Integer = 0

        Public Shared Sub SortInputListText()

            ' Initialize the process and its StartInfo properties.
            ' The sort command is a console application that
            ' reads and sorts text input.
            Dim sortProcess As New Process()
            sortProcess.StartInfo.FileName = "Sort.exe"

            ' Set UseShellExecute to false for redirection.
            sortProcess.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = False

            ' Redirect the standard output of the sort command.  
            ' Read the stream asynchronously using an event handler.
            sortProcess.StartInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = True
            sortOutput = New StringBuilder()

            ' Set our event handler to asynchronously read the sort output.
            AddHandler sortProcess.OutputDataReceived, AddressOf SortOutputHandler

            ' Redirect standard input as well.  This stream
            ' is used synchronously.
            sortProcess.StartInfo.RedirectStandardInput = True

            ' Start the process.
            sortProcess.Start()

            ' Use a stream writer to synchronously write the sort input.
            Dim sortStreamWriter As StreamWriter = sortProcess.StandardInput

            ' Start the asynchronous read of the sort output stream.
            sortProcess.BeginOutputReadLine()

            ' Prompt the user for input text lines.  Write each 
            ' line to the redirected input stream of the sort command.
            Console.WriteLine("Ready to sort up to 50 lines of text")

            Dim inputText As String
            Dim numInputLines As Integer = 0
            Do
                Console.WriteLine("Enter a text line (or press the Enter key to stop):")

                inputText = Console.ReadLine()
                If Not String.IsNullOrEmpty(inputText) Then
                    numInputLines += 1
                    sortStreamWriter.WriteLine(inputText)
                End If
            Loop While Not String.IsNullOrEmpty(inputText) AndAlso numInputLines < 50
            Console.WriteLine("<end of input stream>")
            Console.WriteLine()

            ' End the input stream to the sort command.
            sortStreamWriter.Close()

            ' Wait for the sort process to write the sorted text lines.
            sortProcess.WaitForExit()

            If Not String.IsNullOrEmpty(numOutputLines) Then
                ' Write the formatted and sorted output to the console.
                Console.WriteLine($" Sort results = {numOutputLines} sorted text line(s) ")
                Console.WriteLine("----------")
                Console.WriteLine(sortOutput)
            Else
                Console.WriteLine(" No input lines were sorted.")
            End If

            sortProcess.Close()
        End Sub

        Private Shared Sub SortOutputHandler(sendingProcess As Object,
           outLine As DataReceivedEventArgs)

            ' Collect the sort command output.
            If Not String.IsNullOrEmpty(outLine.Data) Then
                numOutputLines += 1

                ' Add the text to the collected output.
                sortOutput.Append(Environment.NewLine +
                    $"[{numOutputLines}] - {outLine.Data}")
            End If
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace

Namespace ProcessAsyncStreamSamples

    Class ProcessSampleMain

        ' The main entry point for the application.
        Shared Sub Main()
            Try
                ProcessAsyncOutputRedirection.SortInputListText()

            Catch e As InvalidOperationException
                Console.WriteLine("Exception:")
                Console.WriteLine(e)
            End Try
        End Sub
    End Class  'ProcessSampleMain
End Namespace 'Process_AsyncStream_Sample

Remarks

When you create a DataReceivedEventHandler 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, unless you remove the delegate. For more information about event-handler delegates, see Handling and Raising Events.

To asynchronously collect the redirected StandardOutput or StandardError stream output of a process, add your event handler to the OutputDataReceived or ErrorDataReceived event. These events are raised each time the process writes a line to the corresponding redirected stream. When the redirected stream is closed, a null line is sent to the event handler. Ensure that your event handler checks for this condition before accessing the Data property. For example, you can use the static method String.IsNullOrEmpty to validate the Data property in your event handler.

Extension Methods

GetMethodInfo(Delegate)

Gets an object that represents the method represented by the specified delegate.

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