Full Name:
Events (C# vs. Java)

Short Name:
Events (C# vs. Java)

Type of Entity:
C#

Abstract:
An event is a way for a class to notify the users of an object when something of interest happens to this object, such as, clicking a control in a graphical user interface. This notification is called raising an event. An object raising an event is referred to as the source or sender of the event.

MSDN Source URL:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/ms228499.aspx