When implemented by a derived class, returns the EventInfo object representing the specified event, using the specified binding constraints.
[Visual Basic] Overloads MustOverride Public Function GetEvent( _ ByVal name As String, _ ByVal bindingAttr As BindingFlags _ ) As EventInfo [C#] public abstract EventInfo GetEvent( string name, BindingFlags bindingAttr ); [C++] public: virtual EventInfo* GetEvent( String* name, BindingFlags bindingAttr ) = 0; [JScript] public abstract function GetEvent( name : String, bindingAttr : BindingFlags ) : EventInfo;
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zero, to conduct a case-sensitive search for public events.
The EventInfo object representing the specified event which is declared or inherited by the current Type, if found; otherwise, a null reference (in Visual Basic Nothing).
Exception Type | Condition |
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ArgumentNullException | name is a null reference (Nothing). |
SecurityException | The BindingFlags value Public is used but the caller does not have ReflectionPermission to reflect non-public members outside the current assembly. |
Abstract. This method must be implemented by a derived class.
The following BindingFlags filter flags can be used to define which events should be included in the search:
The following BindingFlags modifier flags can be used to change how the search works:
See BindingFlags for more information.
Type Class | Type Members | System Namespace | Type.GetEvent Overload List