Get Command by Name Snippet

///<summary>Obtain a command by specifying it's name.</summary>
///  
///<param name="application">An IApplication interface.</param>
///<param name="commandName">A System.String that is the name of the command to return. Example: "esriFramework.HelpContentsCommand"</param>
///   
///<returns>An ICommandItem interface.</returns>
///  
///<remarks>Refer to the EDN document http://edndoc.esri.com/arcobjects/9.1/default.asp?URL=/arcobjects/9.1/ArcGISDevHelp/TechnicalDocuments/Guids/ArcMapIds.htm for a listing of available CLSID's and ProgID's that can be used as the commandName parameter.</remarks>
public ESRI.ArcGIS.Framework.ICommandItem GetCommand(ESRI.ArcGIS.Framework.IApplication application, System.String commandName)
{
  ESRI.ArcGIS.Framework.ICommandBars commandBars=application.Document.CommandBars;
  ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.UID commandID=new ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.UIDClass();
  commandID.Value=commandName; // Example: "esriFramework.HelpContentsCommand"
  return commandBars.Find(commandID, false, false);
}

'''<summary>Obtain a command by specifying it's name.</summary>
'''  
'''<param name="application">An IApplication interface.</param>
'''<param name="commandName">A System.String that is the name of the command to return. Example: "esriFramework.HelpContentsCommand"</param>
'''   
'''<returns>An ICommandItem interface.</returns>
'''  
'''<remarks>Refer to the EDN document http://edndoc.esri.com/arcobjects/9.1/default.asp?URL=/arcobjects/9.1/ArcGISDevHelp/TechnicalDocuments/Guids/ArcMapIds.htm for a listing of available CLSID's and ProgID's that can be used as the commandName parameter.</remarks>
Public Function GetCommand(ByVal application As ESRI.ArcGIS.Framework.IApplication, ByVal commandName As System.String) As ESRI.ArcGIS.Framework.ICommandItem

  Dim commandBars As ESRI.ArcGIS.Framework.ICommandBars=application.Document.CommandBars
  Dim commandID As ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.UID=New ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.UIDClass
  commandID.Value=commandName ' Example: "esriFramework.HelpContentsCommand"

  Return commandBars.Find(commandID, False, False)

End Function