Are routed events weak in WPF

Question

Does routed events in WPF store strong reference to the handler that is attached to them?

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited May 08 '16 at 18:48

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If the control author implemented the WeakEvent pattern then yes. I believe the stock controls use this pattern.

UPDATE: They in fact do NOT. Here is a reference on this and other potential performance problems:

Here is a reference on weak events:

HTH

Colby Africa

edited May 08 '16 at 18:48

Grx70

answered Dec 22 '08 at 16:07

Colby Africa

The standard controls did not implement weak event pattern. – ligaz Dec 22 '08 at 16:10
Oh my... I didn't know that either. I assumed, which is never smart. I just did a bunch of reading on this. Here is a good reference for you on this and other potential performance issues: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa970683(VS.85).aspx I apologize for the last post. – Colby Africa Dec 22 '08 at 16:21

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