using 'sender' object on event fires

[Phil]

I understand using the 'sender' object allows you to right a single function
to handle multiple events, but in the instance that you are righting a
function for a single event does it buy you anything?

For instance (as is my case...), when handling a FormView PreRender event,
is it better to reference the FormView control ('FormView1') as
this.FormView1, or (FormView)sender, in my function if I'm handling only one
event?

I've been using the sender object most of the time, but I wonder if I'm just
making it more complicated than need be.

Thanks.

 

[Teemu Keiski]

Hi,

it is just standard way to define event handlers in .NET. Sender represents
the object which raised the event. That really doesn't then take argument if
it's going to be reused or not (the event handler method, I mean)

What comes to the single event case, I might even suggest using
this.FormView. as that removes the need to do casting at all...since you
already have the member and you know it is the only one raising the event.

 

[Phil]

Thanks for the reply. This is essentially what I believed to be the case -
it is more effecient to use the actual object, rather than 'sender' since
there will be no casting or object creation.

I also noticed i said 'right' instead of 'write' in my original post.
Whoops...