Understanding the Event Model
Microsoft Visual FoxPro provides true modeless operation, so you can coordinate multiple forms automatically and run multiple instances of a form simultaneously. Visual FoxPro also manages event processing for you, so you can give users a much richer interactive environment.
In This Section
- Events in Visual FoxPro
Describes what events are in Microsoft Visual FoxPro and provides a table containing the core set of Visual FoxPro events. - Tracking Event Sequences
Explains how to turn on event tracking and provides an example form to illustrate how event order is dependent on user interaction. - Assigning Code to Events
Provides helpful hints on how to place code based on the sequence of events.
Related Sections
- Programming in Visual FoxPro
Microsoft Visual FoxPro is a powerful interactive data management tool, but you also can access the full power of Visual FoxPro by creating applications. Understanding object-oriented programming techniques and the event-driven model can maximize your programming productivity. - Object-Oriented Programming
With object-oriented programming, you can create self-contained application components that respond to user actions and to the system and which can be easily maintained and reused. - Writing Class Definitions Programmatically
You can define classes visually in the Class Designer and the Form Designer or programmatically in .PRG files.