Talk:Event listener

I'm not sure the suggested merge is appropriate. An event listener is an OOP deisgn pattern, while an event handler is generally a lower-level construct. --Mikeblas 14:54, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

Instead of event handler, it now says it should be merged with observer pattern, which I agree with. It's clear that they are the same topic but with different names. --Mrwojo 01:21, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

I'll agree with that. "Event listener" may be more familiar to Java programmers (making a redirect page very appropriate), but in the language of design patterns, an event listener = observer pattern.

agree - "event listening" is a sample implementation of the observer pattern. placing it there would show a very crucial and common use of the pattern. It can also be considered a synonym. --Iancarter 13:40, 19 October 2006 (UTC)