Please tell me what the "e" means!

Hi everyone, Could you please tell me what the "e" means in the following line of code? Private Sub Button2_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal **e** As System.EventArgs) Handles Button2.Click Note: I added the "*" symbol just to highlight it, and I also added spaces before and after, to make it easier to find. I have searched all through the docs and online help, but I can't figure out what this "e" stands for, or what it means, what it does . . . well, you get the picture. I did run into a ref to something called, The Constand e, or something like that, but that didn't help, and it didn't tell me why it's in this line of code, or why it shows up a lot. Your help, as always, is greatly appreciated. BeaglepackGP

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swilkinson21y ago
I always thought it just stood for events, like when you use i as a variable for (i)teration. (I might just be being niave though.) What it does do is pass the event arguments to the procedure. With some events like a keydown it allows you access to what key was pressed. Other events give diffrent arguments. Cheers, Simeon
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