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Event Driven Programming

Zia Ul Rehman
Event - Definition

 An event is an occurrence within a particular system or


domain; it is something that has happened, or is
contemplated as having happened in that domain. The
word event is also used to mean a programming entity
that represents such an occurrence in a computing
system.
Events

 The first of these is “system or domain.” In event


processing we are chiefly concerned with real-world
events–that is, events that occur in real life, such as an
order being placed or a plane landing. But the techniques
of event processing can also be applied to things that
happen in artificial domains such as training simulators,
virtual worlds, and similar virtual environments.
Events

 Next, the definition includes things that are


“contemplated as having happened.” It is possible to have
events that don’t correspond to actual occurrences. To
explain what we mean, imagine a fraud detection system
being used in a financial institution.
Events in Real Life

 We encounter events all the time in our daily lives. Some


events are quite basic—

 the phone rings


 an email arrives
 somebody knocks at the door
 a book falls on the floor.
Unexpected Events

 Some events are unexpected—the robbery event, coffee


being spilled on the laptop creating a short circuit, a late
flight causing you to miss a connection. It’s also an event
when you then find out that your luggage didn’t arrive.
 Not all unexpected events are negative. They can include
winning the lottery, getting a large order from an
unexpected customer, or finding a significant amount of
natural gas under the sea.
Observable Events

 Some events can be observed very easily, for example,


things that we see and hear during our daily activities;
some require us to do something first, for example,
subscribing to news groups, or reading a newspaper. In
other cases we need to do some work in order to detect
the event that actually happened, as all we can observe
are its symptoms.
 Laptop couldn’t connect, family’s consumption of milk
Situation

 The main reason for learning that events have occurred is


that it gives us the opportunity to react to them.
 A situation is an event occurrence that might require a
reaction.
 The reaction might be as simple as picking up the phone
or changing the weekly shopping list, or it might be more
complicated if we miss a flight connection.
Events in Computing

 Using events in information systems is not new. In the


early days of computing, events appeared in the form of
exceptions.
 More recently, events were featured in graphical user
interface systems (such as C#) where user interface
components (for example, buttons or menus) are designed
to react to UI events such as mouse clicks or key presses.
Examples of Computerized Event
Processing
 Personalized diagnosis system
 Luggage handling system
 A personal banking system
 Fraud detection system
 Emergency control system
 Online trading system
 Manufacturing plant management system
 A road tolling system
 A social networking site
C# Windows Forms

 After selecting Windows Forms Application , you can see a


default Form (Form1) in your new C# project. The
Windows Form you see in Designer view is a visual
representation of the window that will open when your
application is opened. You can switch between this view
and Code view at any time by right-clicking the design
surface or code window and then clicking View Code or
View Designer. The picture at next slide shows how is the
default Form (Form1) looks like.
C# Form - Design View
Placing Controls on Form
Form property window

 If you want to set any properties of the Form, you can use
Visual Studio Property window to change it. If you do not
see the Properties window, on the View menu, click
Properties window. This window lists the properties of the
currently selected Windows Form or control, and its here
that you can change the existing values.
Form properties
Change form property through code

 private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)


{
this.BackColor = Color.Brown;
}
Form Event - Example

 private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)


{
this.Text = "Change Prperties Through Coding";
this.BackColor = Color.Brown;
this.Size = new Size(350, 125);
this.Location = new Point(300, 300);
this.MaximizeBox = false;
}
Output – C# Form
C# Label Control

 Labels are one of the most frequently used C# control. We


can use the Label control to display text in a set location
on the page. Label controls can also be used to add
descriptive text to a Form to provide the user with helpful
information. The Label class is defined in the
System.Windows.Forms namespace.
Label properties

 If you want to change the display text of the Label, you


have to set a new text to the Text property of Label.

 label1.Text = "This is my first Label";

 In addition to displaying text, the Label control can also


display an image using the Image property.

 label1.Image = Image.FromFile(“D:\\testimage.jpg");
C# Label Control - Example

 private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)


{
label1.Text = "This is my first Lable";
label1.BorderStyle = BorderStyle.FixedSingle;
label1.TextAlign = ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter;
}
Output – Label Control
C# Button Control

 Windows Forms controls are reusable components that


encapsulate user interface functionality and are used in
client side Windows applications. A button is a control,
which is an interactive component that enables users to
communicate with an application. The Button class
inherits directly from the ButtonBase class. A Button can
be clicked by using the mouse, ENTER key, or SPACEBAR if
the button has focus.
Button properties

 When you want to change display text of the Button , you


can change the Text property of the button.

 button1.Text = "Click Here";

 Similarly if you want to load an Image to a Button control,


you can code like this;

button1.Image = Image.FromFile("C:\\testimage.jpg");
Button Event

 private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)


{
MessageBox.Show(“Hello World");
}
Call a Button's Click Event Programmatically

 private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)


{
Button b = new Button();
b.Text = “Show”;
b.Click += new EventHandler(ShowMessage);
Controls.Add(b);
}
private void ShowMessage(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
MessageBox.Show("Button Click");
}
TextBox Control

 A TextBox control is used to display, or accept as input, a


single line of text.
 A text box object is used to display text on a form or to
get user input while a C# program is running. In a text
box, a user can type data or paste it into the control from
the clipboard.
TextBox properties

 For displaying a text in a TextBox control , you can code


like this
 textBox1.Text = “My name is…";

 You can also collect the input value from a TextBox


control to a variable like this way
 string var;
var = textBox1.Text;
C# TextBox Properties
TextBox width and height property

 The below code set a textbox width as 250 and height as


50 through source code.

 textBox1.Width = 250;
 textBox1.Height = 50;
Background Color and Foreground Color

 You can set background color and foreground color


through property window and programmatically.

 textBox1.BackColor = Color.Blue;
 textBox1.ForeColor = Color.White;
Textbox BorderStyle

 You can set 3 different types of border style for textbox,


they are None, FixedSingle and fixed3d.

 textBox1.BorderStyle = BorderStyle.Fixed3D;
TextChanged Event

 When user input or setting the Text property to a new


value raises the TextChanged event.
Textbox Maximum Length

 Sets the maximum number of characters or words the user


can input into the text box control.

 textBox1.MaxLength = 40;
Textbox ReadOnly

 When a program wants to prevent a user from changing


the text that appears in a text box, the program can set
the controls Read-only property is to True.

 textBox1.ReadOnly = true;
Multiline TextBox

 You can use the Multiline and ScrollBars properties to


enable multiple lines of text to be displayed or entered.

 textBox1.Multiline = true;
 textBox1.ScrollBars = Vertical;
Textbox password character

 TextBox controls can also be used to accept passwords and


other sensitive information. You can use the PasswordChar
property to mask characters entered in a single line
version of the control
 textBox1.PasswordChar = '*';

 The above code set the PasswordChar to * , so when the


user enter password then it display only * instead of typed
characters.
How to Newline in a TextBox

 textBox1.Text = “Zia” + “\r\n” + “Rehman”;

 textBox1.Text = “your text” + Environment.NewLine;


How to retrieve integer values from
textbox ?
 int i;
i = int.Parse (textBox1.Text);
 Parse method Converts the string representation of a
number to its integer equivalent.
 String to Float conversion

float i;
i = float.Parse (textBox1.Text);
Form Design
Control Properties
Form Events
Code View
Output
Passing Data between Forms

 In C#, there are many situations the new programmers


face the same problem about how to pass data and values
from one form to another. We can pass values from one
form to another in a number of ways. Here you can see
one of the easiest method to pass values from one form to
another.
 In order to communicate between the forms, we are using
the Forms constructor to send values. Constructors
performs initialize the data members of the new object
and it has the same name of the class.
Passing Data between Forms
Form1
Form2

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