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IApplication.CurrentTool Property (ArcObjects .NET 10.5 SDK)

ArcObjects Library Reference (Framework)

IApplication.CurrentTool Property

[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Property CurrentTool As ICommandItem

[C#]
public ICommandItem CurrentTool {get; set;}

Available with ArcGIS Desktop.

[C#]

This function makes the Identify tool the currently selected tool in ArcMap.

public void CurrentTool(IApplication app)
{
    ICommandBars documentBars=app.Document.CommandBars;
    UID cmdID=new UIDClass();
    cmdID.Value="{B7FA188F-EBE3-11D0-87FE-080009EC732A}";
    ICommandItem cmdItem=documentBars.Find(cmdID, false, false);
    app.CurrentTool=cmdItem;
}

[Visual Basic .NET]

This Sub makes the Identify tool the currently selected tool in ArcMap.

Public Sub SetCurrentTool(IApplication app)
   Dim documentBars As ICommandBars=app.Document.CommandBars
   Dim cmdID As UID=New UIDClass
   cmdID.Value="{B7FA188F-EBE3-11D0-87FE-080009EC732A}"

   Dim commandItem As ICommandItem=documentBars.Find(cmdID) 
   app.CurrentTool=commandItem 
End Sub