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Get MxApplication from ArcMap Snippet (ArcObjects .NET 10.5 SDK)

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Get MxApplication from ArcMap Snippet

[C#]

///<summary>Get MxApplication from ArcMap</summary>
///<param name="application">An IApplication interface that is the ArcMap application.</param>
///<returns>An IMxApplication interface.</returns>
///<remarks>The IMxApplication interface allows access the AppDisplay object, the selection environment, and the default printer page settings.</remarks>
public ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IMap GetMxApplicationFromArcMap(ESRI.ArcGIS.Framework.IApplication application)
{
  if (application == null)
  {
        return null;
  }

  if (! (application is ESRI.ArcGIS.ArcMapUI.IMxApplication))
  {
        return null;
  }

  ESRI.ArcGIS.ArcMapUI.IMxApplication mxApplication=(ESRI.ArcGIS.ArcMapUI.IMxApplication)application; // Explicit Cast

  return (ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IMap)mxApplication;
}

[Visual Basic .NET]

'''<summary>Get MxApplication from ArcMap</summary>
'''<param name="application">An IApplication interface that is the ArcMap application.</param>
'''<returns>An IMxApplication interface.</returns>
'''<remarks>The IMxApplication interface allows access the AppDisplay object, the selection environment, and the default printer page settings.</remarks>
Public Function GetMxApplicationFromArcMap(ByVal application As ESRI.ArcGIS.Framework.IApplication) As ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IMap

  If application Is Nothing Then
    Return Nothing
  End If

  If Not TypeOf application Is ESRI.ArcGIS.ArcMapUI.IMxApplication Then
    Return Nothing
  End If

  Dim mxApplication As ESRI.ArcGIS.ArcMapUI.IMxApplication=CType(application, ESRI.ArcGIS.ArcMapUI.IMxApplication) ' Explicit Cast

  Return CType(mxApplication, ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IMap)

End Function