Create a subscription

You create a subscription inside the
Start()
 method.
TIP:
To insert a new method automatically:
  • In Visual Studio, place the caret after the
    +=
     operator, and press
    TAB
     twice.
  • In Visual Studio Code, refer to the editor suggestions.

Example

In this example, the
Session_UserChange
 method is subscribed to the user change event using the
UserChange
 event handler and the
+=
 operator. 
public override void Start()
{
    Session.UserChange += Session_UserChange;
}
IMPORTANT: Always cancel the subscription in the
Stop()
 method to avoid a memory leak. See Cancel a subscription.
The following example shows the
Session_UserChange
 method. 
private void Session_UserChange(object sender, UserChangeEventArgs e)
{
    Log.Info(e.newUser.BrowseName);
}
sender
The
IUAObject
 object that corresponds to the node origin of the event.
e
The C# object that contains the event data based on the data type of the event handler (
UserChangeEventArgs
 in the example).

Event handlers

Depending on the event type, create a subscription by using different event handlers.
Value change of a variable event
To subscribe a method to the value change of a variable, use the
VariableChange
 event handler, supplied by the
IUAVariable
 class. See IUAVariable.VariableChange.
All events generated by an object
To subscribe a method to all events generated by an object, use the
UAEvent
 event handler, supplied by the
IUAObject
 class. See IUAObject.UAEvent.
A specific event of an object
To subscribe a method to a specific event generated by an object, use the corresponding event handler supplied by the type. For more information about type event handlers, see Object and variable references.
In this example, the
OnMouseClick
 event handler runs the
Button2_OnMouseClick
 method each time
Button2
 is pressed. The
OnMouseClick
 event handler is supplied by the
Button
 class. 
public override void Start()
{
    var button2 = Owner.Get<Button>("Button2");
    button2.OnMouseClick += Button2_OnMouseClick;
}

private void Button2_OnMouseClick(object sender, MouseClickEvent e)
{
    var label2 = Owner.Get<Label>("Label2");
    var button = (Button)sender;
    label2.Text = "Mouse click event on " + button.BrowseName;
}
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