Used in a Sentence

handler

How to use handler in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for handler.

Editorial note

The Promise pattern is 2 lines of boilerplate code per call, much like an event handler.

Examples5
Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

one who trains or exhibits animals

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of handler gathered in one view.

noun

one who trains or exhibits animals

noun

an agent who handles something or someone; "the senator's campaign handlers"

noun

(sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for handler.

noun

one who trains or exhibits animals

noun

an agent who handles something or someone; "the senator's campaign handlers"

noun

(sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team

Example sentences

1

The Promise pattern is 2 lines of boilerplate code per call, much like an event handler.

2

It did this by re-hooking the system call table in the rootkit's unload handler.

3

And what I find is, my programs tend to decompose into handler functions naturally anyways.

4

With net/http, you end up with a lot of coupling: your end handler needs to know about every layer of middleware above it, and you start losing a lot of the benefit of having middleware in the first place.

5

For instance, given a giant blob of J2EE web handler code, I can eyeball one handler, recognize the annotation mapping the method to URL syntax, and then punch in a hi-lock regex to light up similar annotations everywhere in the file, then glance through the whole file looking for color patterns.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use handler in a sentence?

The Promise pattern is 2 lines of boilerplate code per call, much like an event handler.

What does handler mean?

one who trains or exhibits animals

What part of speech is handler?

handler is commonly used as noun.