Hi Guys
NP112 this[int index]
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa645739(VS.71,printer).aspx
Following program is given in the above website. Code highlighted in green is new to me (this[int index]).
Please explain it.
Thank you
// events1.cs
using System;
namespace MyCollections
{
using System.Collections;
// A delegate type for hooking up change notifications.
public delegate void ChangedEventHandler(object sender, EventArgs e);
//carry the event data
// A class that works just like ArrayList, but sends event
// notifications whenever the list changes.
public class ListWithChangedEvent : ArrayList
// An event that clients can use to be notified whenever the
// elements of the list change.
public event ChangedEventHandler Changed;
// Invoke the Changed event; called whenever list changes
protected virtual void OnChanged(EventArgs e)
if (Changed != null)
Changed(this, e);
}
// Override some of the methods that can change the list;
// invoke event after each
public override int Add(object value)
int i = base.Add(value);
OnChanged(EventArgs.Empty);
return i;
public override void Clear()
base.Clear();
public override object this[int index]
set
base[index] = value;
namespace TestEvents
using MyCollections;
class EventListener
private ListWithChangedEvent List;
public EventListener(ListWithChangedEvent list)
List = list;
// Add "ListChanged" to the Changed event on "List".
List.Changed += new ChangedEventHandler(ListChanged);
// This will be called whenever the list changes.
private void ListChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
Console.WriteLine("This is called when the event fires.");
public void Detach()
// Detach the event and delete the list
List.Changed -= new ChangedEventHandler(ListChanged);
List = null;
class Test
// Test the ListWithChangedEvent class.
public static void Main()
// Create a new list.
ListWithChangedEvent list = new ListWithChangedEvent();
// Create a class that listens to the list's change event.
EventListener listener = new EventListener(list);
// Add and remove items from the list.
list.Add("item 1");
list.Clear();
listener.Detach();
/*
This is called when the event fires.
*/