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IEditProperties.SketchSymbol Property

[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Property SketchSymbol As ILineSymbol

[C#]
public ILineSymbol SketchSymbol {get; set;}

Available with ArcGIS Desktop.

Use this property to change the symbology for lines (segments) in the edit sketch. The default line symbol is a solid green line with a width of one.

[C#]

public void ChangeSketchColor()
{
    //get editor extension
    UID editorUID = new UID();
    editorUID.Value = "esriEditor.Editor";
    IEditor editor = m_application.FindExtensionByCLSID(editorUID) as IEditor;

    IRgbColor rgbColor = new RgbColor();
    rgbColor.Red = 255;

    ILineSymbol lineSymbol = new SimpleLineSymbol();
    lineSymbol.Color = rgbColor;

    IEditProperties editProperties = editor as IEditProperties;
    editProperties.SketchSymbol = lineSymbol;
}