SPWebEventReceiver Class
Provides methods for trapping events that occur to Web sites. This class is never instantiated.
Inheritance Hierarchy
System.Object
Microsoft.SharePoint.SPEventReceiverBase
Microsoft.SharePoint.SPWebEventReceiver
Namespace: Microsoft.SharePoint
Assembly: Microsoft.SharePoint (in Microsoft.SharePoint.dll)
Available in Sandboxed Solutions: Yes
Available in SharePoint Online
Syntax
'Declaration
<SubsetCallableTypeAttribute> _
Public Class SPWebEventReceiver _
Inherits SPEventReceiverBase
'Usage
Dim instance As SPWebEventReceiver
[SubsetCallableTypeAttribute]
public class SPWebEventReceiver : SPEventReceiverBase
Remarks
The SPWebEventReceiver class is not instantiated, but the Web site event receiver class of a custom event handler must derive from this class and override its methods for the event types that are handled.
This class provides a way to register and trap general events for a Web site.
Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.