Get FeatureLayer from Layer Index Number Snippet

///<summary>Get the FeatureLayer by specifying the Layer Index Number.</summary>
///
///<param name="activeView">An IActiveView interface</param>
///<param name="layerIndex">An System.Int32 that is the layer index number in the map (zero based). Example: 3</param>
/// 
///<returns>An IFeatureLayer interface (if found) or Nothing (if not found)</returns>
/// 
///<remarks></remarks>
public ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IFeatureLayer GetFeatureLayerFromLayerIndexNumber(ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IActiveView activeView, System.Int32 layerIndex)
{
  if (activeView == null || layerIndex < 0)
  {
    return null;
  }
  ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IMap map = activeView.FocusMap;
  if (layerIndex < map.LayerCount && map.get_Layer(layerIndex) is ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IFeatureLayer)
  {
    return (ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IFeatureLayer)activeView.FocusMap.get_Layer(layerIndex); // Explicit Cast
  }
  else
  {
    return null;
  }
}

'''<summary>Get the FeatureLayer by specifying the Layer Index Number.</summary>
'''
'''<param name="activeView">An IActiveView interface</param>
'''<param name="layerIndex">An System.Int32 that is the layer index number in the map (zero based). Example: 3</param>
''' 
'''<returns>An IFeatureLayer interface (if found) or Nothing (if not found)</returns>
''' 
'''<remarks></remarks>
Public Function GetFeatureLayerFromLayerIndexNumber(ByVal activeView As ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IActiveView, ByVal layerIndex As System.Int32) As ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IFeatureLayer

  If activeView Is Nothing OrElse layerIndex < 0 Then
    Return Nothing
  End If

  Dim map As ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IMap = activeView.FocusMap
  If layerIndex < map.LayerCount AndAlso TypeOf map.Layer(layerIndex) Is ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IFeatureLayer Then
    Return CType(activeView.FocusMap.Layer(layerIndex), ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IFeatureLayer) ' Explicit Cast
  Else
    Return Nothing
  End If

End Function