Get Extension Snippet

///<summary>Get an ArcGIS extension by specifying it's CLSID or ProgID</summary>
///
///<param name="application">An IApplication interface.</param>
///<param name="extensionName">A System.String that is the CLSID or ProgID for the ArcGIS extension to be returned. Example: "esriGeoStatisticalAnalystUI.GAExtension" or "{DE0502C4-8D34-11D3-A63A-0008C7BF3347}"</param>
/// 
///<returns>An IExtension interface that is the entension to be returned from it's CLSID or ProgID.</returns>
/// 
///<remarks>A listing of available ArcGIS extensions CLSID and ProgID values can be found at: http://edndoc.esri.com/arcobjects/9.1/default.asp?URL=/arcobjects/9.1/ArcGISDevHelp/TechnicalDocuments/Guids/ESRIExtIds.htm</remarks>
public ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.IExtension GetExtension(ESRI.ArcGIS.Framework.IApplication application, System.String extensionName)
{
  
  if(application == null || extensionName == "")
  {
    return null;
  }
  ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.UID extensionID = new ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.UIDClass();
  extensionID.Value = extensionName; // example: "esriPublisherUI.Publisher"; 

  return application.FindExtensionByCLSID(extensionID);
}

'''<summary>Get an ArcGIS extension by specifying it's CLSID or ProgID</summary>
'''
'''<param name="application">An IApplication interface.</param>
'''<param name="extensionName">A System.String that is the CLSID or ProgID for the ArcGIS extension to be returned. Example: "esriGeoStatisticalAnalystUI.GAExtension" or "{DE0502C4-8D34-11D3-A63A-0008C7BF3347}"</param>
''' 
'''<returns>An IExtension interface that is the entension to be returned from it's CLSID or ProgID.</returns>
''' 
'''<remarks>A listing of available ArcGIS extensions CLSID and ProgID values can be found at: http://edndoc.esri.com/arcobjects/9.1/default.asp?URL=/arcobjects/9.1/ArcGISDevHelp/TechnicalDocuments/Guids/ESRIExtIds.htm</remarks>
Public Function GetExtension(ByVal application As ESRI.ArcGIS.Framework.IApplication, ByVal extensionName As System.String) As ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.IExtension

  If application Is Nothing OrElse extensionName = "" Then
    Return Nothing
  End If

  Dim extensionID As ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.UID = New ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.UIDClass
  extensionID.Value = extensionName ' example: "esriPublisherUI.Publisher";

  Return application.FindExtensionByCLSID(extensionID)

End Function