Tuesday, August 6, 2013

What is a handler

A handler is a routine/function/method which is specialized in a certain type of data or focused on certain special tasks.
Examples:
Event handler - Receives and digests events and signals from the surrounding system (e.g. OS or GUI).
Memory handler - Performs certain special tasks on memory.
File input handler - A function receiving file input and performing special tasks on the data, all depending on context ofcourse.

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