C# FAQ: What is the difference between delegate and event

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What is the difference between delegate and event?

An event offers more restricted access than a delegate. When an event is public, other classes are only able to add or remove handlers for that event: such classes cannot—necessarily—fire the event, locate all the handlers for it, or remove handlers of which they are unaware.

Further, events are more flexibile in terms of how handlers are stored.

See also

• Delegate
• Event
• ECMA-334: 22. Delegates
• ECMA-334: 8.7.5 Events