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Although there is a generic version for EventHandler delegate available in .NET Framework: EventHandler<TEventArgs>, it requires that generic argument derives from EventArgs. For very simplistic scenarios where you want to send simple data such as string or a number, creating a new class for the event argument is little too much work.

Fortunately, you can use this small class that will provide the necessary signature for event arguments.

public class EventArgs<T> : EventArgs
{
    public T Value { get; private set; }

    public EventArgs(T val)
    {
        Value = val;
    }
}

You can use it to create event handlers easily:

public event EventHandler<EventArgs<string>> StringReceivedEvent;

public void OnStringReceived()
{
    if (StringReceivedEvent != null)
        StringReceivedEvent(this, new EventArgs<string>(somestring));
}

// client code
StringReceivedEvent += (o, e) => Console.WriteLine(e.Value);

Happy coding!

Last updated by Toni at 09/02/2012.