WorkflowEventArgs.WorkflowInstance Property
Definition
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Gets the workflow instance associated with the workflow event.
public:
property System::Workflow::Runtime::WorkflowInstance ^ WorkflowInstance { System::Workflow::Runtime::WorkflowInstance ^ get(); };public System.Workflow.Runtime.WorkflowInstance WorkflowInstance { get; }member this.WorkflowInstance : System.Workflow.Runtime.WorkflowInstancePublic ReadOnly Property WorkflowInstance As WorkflowInstanceProperty Value
The WorkflowInstance associated with the workflow event.
Examples
The following code example demonstrates how to obtain a WorkflowInstance object using the WorkflowInstance property when an event handler method is called. When the WorkflowIdled event occurs, the OnWorkflowIdled method defined in this example is called. It determines which workflow is idled using the WorkflowInstance property and then gets a collection of queued items for the workflow instance by calling the GetWorkflowQueueData method. The code iterates over the collection to determine which activity is waiting for the event that idled the workflow. It then sends an exception to the workflow queue using the EnqueueItem method along with the name of the event queue item.
This code example is part of the Canceling a Workflow SDK Sample from the Program.cs file. For more information, see Canceling a Workflow.
static void OnWorkflowIdled(object sender, WorkflowEventArgs e)
{
WorkflowInstance workflow = e.WorkflowInstance;
Console.WriteLine("\n...waiting for 3 seconds... \n");
Thread.Sleep(3000);
// what activity is blocking the workflow
ReadOnlyCollection<WorkflowQueueInfo> wqi = workflow.GetWorkflowQueueData();
foreach (WorkflowQueueInfo q in wqi)
{
EventQueueName eq = q.QueueName as EventQueueName;
if (eq != null)
{
// get activity that is waiting for event
ReadOnlyCollection<string> blockedActivity = q.SubscribedActivityNames;
Console.WriteLine("Host: Workflow is blocked on " + blockedActivity[0]);
// this event is never going to arrive eg. employee left the company
// lets send an exception to this queue
// it will either be handled by exception handler that was modeled in workflow
// or the runtime will unwind running compensation handlers and exit the workflow
Console.WriteLine("Host: This event is not going to arrive");
Console.WriteLine("Host: Cancel workflow with unhandled exception");
workflow.EnqueueItem(q.QueueName, new Exception("ExitWorkflowException"), null, null);
}
}
}
Shared Sub OnWorkflowIdled(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As WorkflowEventArgs)
Dim workflow As WorkflowInstance = e.WorkflowInstance
Console.WriteLine(vbCrLf + "...waiting for 3 seconds... " + vbCrLf)
Thread.Sleep(3000)
' what activity is blocking the workflow
Dim wqi As ReadOnlyCollection(Of WorkflowQueueInfo) = workflow.GetWorkflowQueueData()
For Each q As WorkflowQueueInfo In wqi
Dim eq As EventQueueName = TryCast(q.QueueName, EventQueueName)
If eq IsNot Nothing Then
' get activity that is waiting for event
Dim blockedActivity As ReadOnlyCollection(Of String) = q.SubscribedActivityNames
Console.WriteLine("Host: Workflow is blocked on " + blockedActivity(0))
' this event is never going to arrive eg. employee left the company
' lets send an exception to this queue
' it will either be handled by exception handler that was modeled in workflow
' or the runtime will unwind running compensation handlers and exit the workflow
Console.WriteLine("Host: This event is not going to arrive")
Console.WriteLine("Host: Cancel workflow with unhandled exception")
workflow.EnqueueItem(q.QueueName, New Exception("ExitWorkflowException"), Nothing, Nothing)
End If
Next
End Sub
