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Get Selected Table in Contents View Snippet (ArcObjects .NET 10.5 SDK)

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Get Selected Table in Contents View Snippet

[C#]

///<summary>Returns a reference to the currently selected table in the given contents view.</summary>
///  
///<param name="currentContentsView">An IContentsView interface.</param>
///  
///<returns>An ITable interface or Nothing if not found.</returns>
///   
///<remarks></remarks>
public ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase.ITable GetSelectedTableInContentsView(ESRI.ArcGIS.ArcMapUI.IContentsView currentContentsView)
{
  if (currentContentsView != null && currentContentsView.SelectedItem is ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase.ITable)
  {
    ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase.ITable table=(ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase.ITable)currentContentsView.SelectedItem;
    return table;
  }
  return null;
}

[Visual Basic .NET]

'''<summary>Returns a reference to the currently selected table in the given contents view.</summary>
'''  
'''<param name="currentContentsView">An IContentsView interface.</param>
'''  
'''<returns>An ITable interface or Nothing if not found.</returns>
'''   
'''<remarks></remarks>
Public Function GetSelectedTableInContentsView(ByVal currentContentsView As ESRI.ArcGIS.ArcMapUI.IContentsView) As ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase.ITable

  If Not currentContentsView Is Nothing AndAlso TypeOf currentContentsView.SelectedItem Is ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase.ITable Then
    Dim table As ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase.ITable=CType(currentContentsView.SelectedItem, ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase.ITable)
    Return table
  End If

  Return Nothing

End Function