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IAttributeWindow Interface

Provides access to the Attribute Window.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Desktop.

Members

	Name	Description
	ObjectInspector	Current object attribute inspector.
	Visible	Indicates if Attribute Window is visible.

Classes that implement IAttributeWindow

Classes	Description
AttributeWindow	Dialog for inspecting selected/editable features.

Remarks

Use this interface to hide or show the Attributes window and access the object inspector currently loaded inside of it. A reference can be obtained using the IEditor::FindExtension method.

[C#]

Private IEditor m_editor;
Private IApplication m_app;

//A reference to IApplication would occur in the ICommand::OnCreate method.
//The example code below is from an Add-In, so ArcMap is provided. 
...

IEditor m_editor;
UID editorUiD = new UIDClass(); 
editorUiD.Value = "esriEditor.Editor";
m_editor = ArcMap.Application.FindExtensionByCLSID(editorUiD) as IEditor; 
IAttributeWindow attWin;
UID attributeuID = new UIDClass();
attributeuID.Value = "esriEditor.AttributeWindow";

attWin = m_editor.FindExtension(attributeuID) as IAttributeWindow;
attWin.Visible = true;

[Visual Basic .NET]

  Dim m_editor as IEditor 
  Dim editUiD as New UID
  Dim attWindow as IAttributeWindow
  Dim attWindowiD As New UID          
     
 'm_application comes from  hook  parameter in ICommand::OnCreate method.
 'Or is provided in Add-in's with the ArcMap object.
  edituiD.Value =  "esriEditor.Editor"
  m_editor = m_application.FindExtensionByCLSID(editUiD)
  attWindowiD = "esriEditor.AttributeWindow"
  attWindow = m_editor.FindExtension(attWindowiD)