Dispatch Versus Send

Trevor DeVore lists at mangomultimedia.com
Thu Mar 4 16:54:15 EST 2010


On Mar 4, 2010, at 4:42 PM, Gregory Lypny wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> What's the difference between the two other than Dispatch using the  
> normal message path?

* No error thrown if message you dispatch isn't caught along the way.

* Dispatch tells you whether or not the message was handled, passed or  
not handled.

* Easier to pass params with dispatch.

* Dispatch always happens immediately. No "in time" option.

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