Understanding the Event Model

Microsoft Visual FoxPro provides true modeless operation, so you can coordinate multiple forms automatically and run multiple instances of a form simultaneously. Visual FoxPro also manages event processing for you, so you can give users a much richer interactive environment.

In This Section

• Events in Visual FoxPro
  Describes what events are in Microsoft Visual FoxPro and provides a table containing the core set of Visual FoxPro events.
• Tracking Event Sequences
  Explains how to turn on event tracking and provides an example form to illustrate how event order is dependent on user interaction.
• Assigning Code to Events
  Provides helpful hints on how to place code based on the sequence of events.

Related Sections

• Programming in Visual FoxPro
  Microsoft Visual FoxPro is a powerful interactive data management tool, but you also can access the full power of Visual FoxPro by creating applications. Understanding object-oriented programming techniques and the event-driven model can maximize your programming productivity.
• Object-Oriented Programming
  With object-oriented programming, you can create self-contained application components that respond to user actions and to the system and which can be easily maintained and reused.
• Writing Class Definitions Programmatically
  You can define classes visually in the Class Designer and the Form Designer or programmatically in .PRG files.