WPF #6 - Creating a RoutedEvent

Just to keep my posting average posting new tips, this is an easy one with an example on how to make a Routed event.

A routed event is just like a regular event, but it has one other great functionality, it can invoke handlers on multiple listeners in an element tree, rather than just on the object that raised the event (via MSDN).

public class MyButtonSimple: Button
{
    // Create a custom routed event by first registering a RoutedEventID
    // This event uses the bubbling routing strategy
    public static readonly RoutedEvent TapEvent = EventManager.RegisterRoutedEvent(
        "Tap", RoutingStrategy.Bubble, typeof(RoutedEventHandler), typeof(MyButtonSimple));

    // Provide CLR accessors for the event
    public event RoutedEventHandler Tap
    {
            add { AddHandler(TapEvent, value); } 
            remove { RemoveHandler(TapEvent, value); }
    }

    // This method raises the Tap event
    void RaiseTapEvent()
    {
            RoutedEventArgs newEventArgs = new RoutedEventArgs(MyButtonSimple.TapEvent);
            RaiseEvent(newEventArgs);
    }
    // For demonstration purposes we raise the event when the MyButtonSimple is clicked
    protected override void OnClick()
    {
        RaiseTapEvent();
    }
}

Source: MSDN RoutedEventArgs examples