Re: c# events - 2 independent classes listening to each other?

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Oliver Sturm wrote:
> john_teague wrote:
>
> >What you are referring to is the Observer pattern. Microsoft has a
> >article that explains the pattern and how to do this with events and
> >delegates.
> >http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnbda/html/observerpattern.asp
> >
> >You are essentially correct, in that the they must be wired up in the
> >aspx page. This article takes it a step further and puts a method in
> >the "Observer object" that acts as the delegate that "listens" for the
> >event in your second object.
>
> I'm sorry, but I don't think this is the right answer. Of course, an
> object listening to events from another object is an example of the
> observer pattern, but the specific problem here is that the objects don't
> have any reference to each other.
>
> I believe a much better pattern to suggest as a solution to the specific
> problem is the Mediator pattern. There's a good description with a quick
> introduction at the following URL:
> http://my.execpc.com/~gopalan/design/behavioral/mediator/mediator.html
>
>
>
> Oliver Sturm
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Hi again, I just read about the mediator pattern and it does seem to
work well for my needs, I rattled yup a quick prototype and am quite
happy with how it hangs together.

I do appreciates everyones help on this, thanks!

.

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