topic Re: Convert Editor IEditTask --> AddIns.Extension and get it as IEditTask on runtime in ArcObjects SDK Questions

Convert Editor IEditTask --> AddIns.Extension and get it as IEditTask on runtime

MarkMindlin — Mon, 29 Jul 2019 07:41:03 GMT

Hi,

We convert old custom COM tools to custom AddIns and have a question - how to get it as IEditTask on runtime?

We need to set Application.CurrentTask with ESRI.ArcGIS.Editor.IEditTask, so the question is how to create an object with type IEditTask?

Old COM class:

public class clsCustomEditTask : ESRI.ArcGIS.Editor.IEditTask

New AddIn class:

public class clsCustomEditorExtension : ESRI.ArcGIS.Desktop.AddIns.Extension

The help says we cannot deploy (register) tasks in AddIn

See

ArcMap 10.6.1, C#

Anonymous User — Mon, 29 Jul 2019 08:04:10 GMT

Hi Mark,

I would like to understand the requirement, before helping you out. Could you please detail the requirement.

However, please have a look into the below link.

Thanks.

MarkMindlin — Tue, 30 Jul 2019 00:20:00 GMT

The link you provided did not helped.

Let do questions:

1. Is it possible to convert COM class:

public class clsCustomEditTask : ESRI.ArcGIS.Editor.IEditTask

to AddIn?

2. Please send example (of an AddIn that contains IEditTask).

MarkMindlin — Fri, 02 Aug 2019 00:58:40 GMT

It looks like there is no way to convert it

Anonymous User — Fri, 02 Aug 2019 16:18:40 GMT

Nope. The add-in framework was designed to simplify common control creation and deployment (tools, commands, toolbars, menus etc).

To rewrite your edit task as an add-in you could port the code over as a tool.