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ModelElementExtensionMethods.AddExtension Method (ModelElement, DomainClassInfo)

Extend this ModelElement with a newly instantiated extension of the specified domain type. An InvalidOperationException will be thrown if the element already has an extension of that type.

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.Extensibility
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.Sdk.11.0 (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.Sdk.11.0.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<ExtensionAttribute> _
Public Shared Function AddExtension ( _
    element As ModelElement, _
    extensionClass As DomainClassInfo _
) As ExtensionElement
public static ExtensionElement AddExtension(
    this ModelElement element,
    DomainClassInfo extensionClass
)
[ExtensionAttribute]
public:
static ExtensionElement^ AddExtension(
    ModelElement^ element, 
    DomainClassInfo^ extensionClass
)
static member AddExtension : 
        element:ModelElement * 
        extensionClass:DomainClassInfo -> ExtensionElement
public static function AddExtension(
    element : ModelElement, 
    extensionClass : DomainClassInfo
) : ExtensionElement

Parameters

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.ExtensionElement
The newly instantiated and added extension

Usage Note

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type ModelElement. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see Extension Methods (Visual Basic) or Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).

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See Also

Reference

ModelElementExtensionMethods Class

AddExtension Overload

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.Extensibility Namespace