Firing an event / function on a property? (C#)

Question

I am using a class that I cannot edit, it has a property (a boolean) of which it would be nice to be informed when it changes, I can\'t edit the properties get or set as I am im

Answer 1

I think Alex' idea of a wrapper is good, however, given that the most important thing to you is that you know that the value is changed before use, you could simply move the notification to the getter, circumventing the worries of internal value change. That way you get something similar to polling, yet reliable:

class MyClass : BaseClass
{
    //local value
    private bool local;

    //first access yet?
    private bool accessed = false;

    // Override base property.
    public new bool MyProperty
    {
        get
        {
            if(!accessed)
            {
                // modify first-get case according to your taste, e.g.
                local = base.MyProperty;
                accessed = true;
                RaiseMyPropertyChangedBeforeUseEvent();
            }
            else
            {
                if(local != base.MyProperty)
                {
                    local = base.MyProperty;
                    RaiseMyPropertyChangedBeforeUseEvent();
                }
            }

            return local;
        }

        set
        {
            base.MyProperty = value;
        }
    }
}