Script-defined event handlers. paxScript demo application written in VB.NET.

Imports PaxScript.Net

Public Class Form1
    Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form
    Friend WithEvents Button1 As System.Windows.Forms.Button
    Friend scripter As PaxScripter = New PaxScripter

#Region " Windows Form Designer generated code "
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#End Region

    Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        scripter.Reset()

        scripter.RegisterType(GetType(Form))
        scripter.RegisterType(GetType(Button))
        scripter.RegisterType(GetType(MessageBox))

        scripter.AddModule("1", "VB")

        scripter.AddCodeLine("1", "Imports System.Windows.Forms")

        scripter.AddCodeLine("1", "Public Class TestClass")
        scripter.AddCodeLine("1", "Public Shared Sub OnClickHandler(ByRef Sender As Object, ByRef e As EventArgs)")
        scripter.AddCodeLine("1", "MessageBox.Show(sender.ToString())")
        scripter.AddCodeLine("1", "MessageBox.Show(e.ToString())")
        scripter.AddCodeLine("1", "End Sub")
        scripter.AddCodeLine("1", "End Class")

        scripter.AddCodeLine("1", "Dim f As Form = New Form()")
        scripter.AddCodeLine("1", "f.Text = ""Script-defined application""")
        scripter.AddCodeLine("1", "Dim b As Button = new Button()")
        scripter.AddCodeLine("1", "b.Text = ""Click me""")
        scripter.AddCodeLine("1", "AddHandler b.Click, AddressOf TestClass.OnClickHandler")

        scripter.AddCodeLine("1", "f.Controls.Add(b)")

        scripter.AddCodeLine("1", "f.ShowDialog()")

        scripter.Run(RunMode.Run)
        If (scripter.HasErrors) Then
            MessageBox.Show(scripter.Error_List(0).Message)
        End If
    End Sub
End Class

Note

paxScript.NET uses System.Reflection.Emit to generate a wrapper method for script-defined event handler. This approach is not suitable under .NET CF because .NET CF currently does not include System.Reflection.Emit namespace. Therefore you have to register host-defined events explictly under .NET CF. For example

scripter.RegisterEventHandler(typeof(MyEventHandler), "MyEvent", new MyEventHandler(Helper));

where Helper is a host-defined method which calls script-defined delegate. For example:

  void Helper(object sender, MyEventArgs x)
  {
       scripter.ApplyDelegate("MyEvent", sender, x); // the first 2 arguments will determine the script-defined delegate
  }

The following events of System.Windows.Forms.Control class are already registered:



Click
CursorChanged
DockChanged
DoubleClick
EnabledChanged
Enter
Leave
MouseEnter
MouseLeave
Resize
TextChanged

so, the demo application presented at this page will work correctly under .NET CF without any changes.