Event Fundamentals
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Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 introduced sinking events that were triggered from within a Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 document library by attaching a Microsoft .NET assembly to the document library. The event sinking was limited, however, to the document library or form library, and events were triggered only after the actual action occurred within the library. Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 goes a step further and introduces a new and extensive set of events that you can use, not only within libraries but also now within lists, sites, and user operations.
Events in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 now support the following capabilities:
You can use pre-synchronous and post-asynchronous modes to handle events.
You can register events at the file, list, and Web site levels.
You can register multiple events per item.
You can cancel pre-synchronous events and display custom error messages.
You can register item events on generic lists, as well as on document libraries.
You can declaratively register events per list type or content type.
In addition to trapping standard list item events (for example, ItemAdding, ItemDeleting, or ItemUpdating), you can trap schema events (such as adding, removing, or updating columns), as well as Web site and site collection deletion.
In This Section
The following topics explore how to set up event handlers in the context of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0:
What's New with Event Handlers
Creating a Basic Event Handler
Registering Event Handlers as Content Types
Walkthrough: Handling Document Library Events
See Also
Concepts
Working with List Objects and Collections
Getting Started with Programmatically Customizing a SharePoint Web Site in Visual Studio