ESRI Addin Button to Zoom to Selected Layer in TOC

Software Required:

1. Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 +
2. ArcMap 10.2 or more
3. ArcObjects SDK for .Net Installed

Procedure:

• Open Visual Studio 2010
• Create a New Project > Visual C#> ArcGIS>Desktop Addins >ArcMap Add In
• ArcMap Addin Wizard will appear on the Screen.Give a desired name for your Addin and click Next
• In the Addin Types Enable Button checkbox and provide description for it.This will appear as a button tooltip in your ArcMap application.Click finish to end the wizard.
• Now go the Solution Explorer(View>Soln Explorer) and open the Addinname.cs file if it doesn't appear in your screen.
• Replace the content of the file with the following data on the onclick() method of the button.cs file.
• Add the References(Right click references in Solution Explorer and select Add References) based on your classes usage

C#

protected override void OnClick()

        {

IMxDocument mdoc = ArcMap.Application.Document as IMxDocument;

//the following two lines of code are the same

IActiveView activeView = mdoc.ActiveView;

//IActiveView activeView = mdoc.FocusMap as IActiveView;

//get the selected layer in the Table of Contents

ILayer lr = mdoc.SelectedLayer;

//check if there is a selected layer or not

if (lr != null)

{

activeView.Extent = lr.AreaOfInterest;

//invoking Refresh method

//results in redrawing the whole view

activeView.Refresh();

}

}

• Save your Current project .Don't run your Code.
• Go to Properties>Addinname Properties>Debug option.Set your ArcMap as the External program for debugging the code
• Run the Code.
• ArcMap Application will now open.Go to Customize>Customize mode>Command.Right now you will see your Addin name in the category list click on it, respective button will get displayed on the rightcommands window.
• Drag the Button and put it in the Menu bar.
• You get the ESRI Addin file bin>Debug folder of your project location
• Now its party time :) Share your work with other through the Addin file