C#

enum ColorOfSky
{
  Blue,
  Gray,
  Black
}

while ( server.Running ) 
{
  server.checkForClients();
				
  System.Windows.Forms.Application.DoEvents();
}

Jim Crafton wrote:

I think this is OK to do

while ( server.Running ) 
{
  server.checkForClients();
  server.checkForCOMServerMessages();
				
  System.Windows.Forms.Application.DoEvents();
}

led mike wrote:

Depends how you define "OK". polling is certainly not best practice.

Eric Burns wrote:

But I'm hoping for something cleaner. Any ideas?

Guffa wrote:

Button btn = (Button)sender;

Button btn = sender as Button;
If (btn == null)
 return;

//carry on and do whatever you want

Gareth H wrote:

One word. YUK!

if ( sender is Button )
{
  // here cast allowed
}

prasadbuddhika wrote:

Dim btn As Button = CType(sender, Button)

Button btn = sender as Button;
if (btn != null)
{
  // Do my button work here.
}

Button btn = null;
if (sender is Button)
  btn = (Button)sender;