ArcObjects Library Reference (Editor)

IAnnotationEditExtension Interface

Provides access to members that control annotation feature editing.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Desktop.

Members

	Name	Description
	AnnotationConstructors	The annotation constructors for creating new annotations.
	ConstructionSymbol	The symbol to be used for newly created annotation features.
	ConstructionSymbolID	The symbol id of newly created annotation features.
	ConstructionText	The current text that will be used to construct the annotation.
	CurrentConstructor	The currently selected annotation constructor.
	IsAnnotationTarget	Indicates if an annotation feature class is the current editor target.
	LinkedFeatureID	The linked feature id for the newly created annotation feature.

CoClasses that implement IAnnotationEditExtension

CoClasses and Classes	Description
AnnotationEditExtension	An editor extension for creating and editing annotation features.

Remarks

Use IEditor::FindExtension to access the AnnotationEditExtension and its interfaces.

[C#]

Use the code below to get a reference to the AnnotationEditExtension in C#.

public void GetAnnotationEditExtensionByCLSID()
{
  //You can get app from ICommand :: OnCreate() hook parameter
  UID editorUid=new UIDClass();
  editorUid.Value="esriEditor.Editor";
  IEditor editor=app.FindExtensionByCLSID(editorUid) as IEditor;

  UID extUid=new UIDClass();
  extUid.Value="esriEditor.AnnotationEditExtension";
  IAnnotationEditExtension annoExt=editor.FindExtension(extUid) as IAnnotationEditExtension;
}

[Visual Basic .NET]

Use the code below to get a reference to the AnnotationEditExtension in VBNet.

  Public Sub GetAnnotationEditExtensionByCLSID()
    'You can get app from ICommand :: OnCreate() hook parameter
    Dim editorUid As UID=New UIDClass()
    editorUid.Value="esriEditor.Editor"
    Dim editor As IEditor=TryCast(app.FindExtensionByCLSID(editorUid), IEditor)

    Dim extUid As UID=New UIDClass()
    extUid.Value="esriEditor.AnnotationEditExtension"
    Dim annoExt As IAnnotationEditExtension=TryCast(editor.FindExtension(extUid), IAnnotationEditExtension)
  End Sub