topic Custom Control Classes in ArcGIS Explorer Desktop Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-explorer-desktop-questions/custom-control-classes/m-p/728568#M4537 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Is there any way for a class derived from the custom controls in the API (Button, Checkbox, etc.) to access the the ID defined for it in the AddIns.xml file?&nbsp; It would be very helpful (and good OO practice) to use one generic class to handle all add-in controls of a particular type.&nbsp; That way, program logic in an associated extension could access properties, and receive events, from a collection of controls.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I am developing a "family" of related add-ins that use this approach, and it works quite nicely -- but it relies entirely on the order in which controls are loaded to identify them.&nbsp; Since different users require different configurations, overall flexibility is compromised and there is some real potential for conflict.&nbsp; Each control has a unique ID, but it doesn't know what it is...&nbsp; Any thoughts, anyone?&nbsp; Thanks.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 01 Mar 2011 13:54:26 GMT FredNewcomer1 2011-03-01T13:54:26Z Custom Control Classes https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-explorer-desktop-questions/custom-control-classes/m-p/728568#M4537 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Is there any way for a class derived from the custom controls in the API (Button, Checkbox, etc.) to access the the ID defined for it in the AddIns.xml file?&nbsp; It would be very helpful (and good OO practice) to use one generic class to handle all add-in controls of a particular type.&nbsp; That way, program logic in an associated extension could access properties, and receive events, from a collection of controls.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I am developing a "family" of related add-ins that use this approach, and it works quite nicely -- but it relies entirely on the order in which controls are loaded to identify them.&nbsp; Since different users require different configurations, overall flexibility is compromised and there is some real potential for conflict.&nbsp; Each control has a unique ID, but it doesn't know what it is...&nbsp; Any thoughts, anyone?&nbsp; Thanks.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 01 Mar 2011 13:54:26 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-explorer-desktop-questions/custom-control-classes/m-p/728568#M4537 FredNewcomer1 2011-03-01T13:54:26Z