Events -vs- Messages

[Ken]

I have a simple question. What are the basic differences between events and
messages? To me, they appear to do the same thing.

Thanks in advance.
Ken

[Michael Gautier]

Depending on the context, an event is a message with a particular
notification mechanism (event handlers, delegates, etc). Messages are a more
general term that is used to describe events, asynchronous message
callbacks, and other techniques for notification (files, databases, message
queues, etc.).

"Ken" <terryken@erols.com> wrote in message
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> I have a simple question. What are the basic differences between events
and
> messages? To me, they appear to do the same thing.
>
> Thanks in advance.
> Ken

[Ken]

So one way to look at it is that messages use an event mechanism for transporting
it.

"Michael Gautier" <gautier_michael@hotmail.com> wrote:
>Depending on the context, an event is a message with a particular
>notification mechanism (event handlers, delegates, etc). Messages are a
more
>general term that is used to describe events, asynchronous message
>callbacks, and other techniques for notification (files, databases, message
>queues, etc.).
>
>"Ken" <terryken@erols.com> wrote in message
>news:3e9b0b6a$1@tnews.web.devx.com...
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>> I have a simple question. What are the basic differences between events
>and
>> messages? To me, they appear to do the same thing.
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>> Ken
>
>

[luo.gelin]

I would rather say that event is a logic concept while message turn to be
a physical stuff. A message can be used to carry an event.

"Michael Gautier" <gautier_michael@hotmail.com> wrote:
>Depending on the context, an event is a message with a particular
>notification mechanism (event handlers, delegates, etc). Messages are a
more
>general term that is used to describe events, asynchronous message
>callbacks, and other techniques for notification (files, databases, message
>queues, etc.).
>
>"Ken" <terryken@erols.com> wrote in message
>news:3e9b0b6a$1@tnews.web.devx.com...
>>
>> I have a simple question. What are the basic differences between events
>and
>> messages? To me, they appear to do the same thing.
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>> Ken
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