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IEditor.FindExtension Method

[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Function FindExtension ( _
    ByVal extensionID As UID _
) As IExtension

[C#]
public IExtension FindExtension (
    UID extensionID
);

Available with ArcGIS Desktop.

The FindExtension function provides a hook to the editor's extension objects. All of the extension objects are automatically created/instantiated when the Editor CoClass is created; use FindExtension to get a reference to them.

For example, the AttributeWindow Class is an editor extension. To get a reference to the IAttributeWindow interface use the FindExtension function passing in the GUID of the AttributeWindow Class.

[C#]

///
/// The following code example demonstrates how to use the FindExtension property
/// to reference the AttributeWindow. 
///
/// 
public IAttributeWindow GetAttributeWindow() 
{ 
  //get editor extension 
  UID editorUID = new UIDClass();
  editorUID.Value = "esriEditor.Editor"; IEditor 
  editor =  m_application.FindExtensionByCLSID(editorUID) as  IEditor;   
  //get AttributeWindow extension 
  UID attributeWindowUID = new UIDClass(); 
  attributeWindowUID.Value = "esriEditor.AttributeWindow"; 
  return editor.FindExtension(attributeWindowUID) as IAttributeWindow; 
}