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## FingerprintReader.on() method

Adds an event handler for the event. This is a multicast subscription, i.e. many handlers can be registered at once.

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
on<E extends Event>(event: string, handler: Handler<E>): Handler<E>;
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  event | <code>string</code> | a name of the event to subscribe, e.g. "SampleAcquired" |
|  handler | <code>Handler&lt;E&gt;</code> | an event handler. |

<b>Returns:</b>

`Handler<E>`

an event handler reference. Store the reference and pass it to the [FingerprintReader.off()](./devices.fingerprintreader.off.md) to unsubscribe from the event.

## Example


```
class FingerprintComponent
{
    private reader: FingerprintReader;

    private onDeviceConnected = (event: DeviceConnected) => { ... };
    private onDeviceDisconnected = (event: DeviceDisconnected) => { ... };
    private onSamplesAcquired = (event: SampleAquired) => { ... };
    ...

    public async $onInit() {
        this.reader = new FingerprintReader();
        this.reader.on("DeviceConnected", onDeviceConnected);
        this.reader.on("DeviceDisconnected", onDeviceDisconnected);
        this.reader.on("SamplesAcquired", onSamplesAcquired);
        ...
        await this.fingerprintReader.startAcquisition(SampleFormat.Intermediate);
    }
    public async $onDestroy() {
        await this.fingerprintReader.stopAcquisition();
        this.reader.off("DeviceConnected", onDeviceConnected);
        this.reader.off("DeviceDisconnected", onDeviceDisconnected);
        this.reader.off("SamplesAcquired", onSamplesAcquired);
        ...
        // alternatively, call this.reader.off() to unsubscribe from all events at once.
        delete this.reader;
    }
}

```