https://nicknow.net/tags/extension-methods/Recent content in Extension Methods on Nicolas NowinskiHugoen-usTue, 26 May 2015 22:42:41 +0000https://nicknow.net/dynamics-crm-iorganizationservice-extension-methods/Tue, 26 May 2015 22:42:41 +0000https://nicknow.net/dynamics-crm-iorganizationservice-extension-methods/<p>I&rsquo;ve become a big fan of <a href="http://www.dotnetperls.com/extension">extension methods</a> over the years to make my development work in Dynamics CRM, easier to implement and easier to read (i.e., easier to support.) <a href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb383977.aspx">Extension methods</a> allow us to, exactly as the name implies, extended an existing class or interface with new methods - its a simpler version of implementing a <a href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/a48h1tew.aspx">derived class</a>.</p> <p>Anyone familiar with developing .NET code for Dynamics CRM will be familiar with the <code>IOrganizationService</code> interface and its varied implementations. While in most cases I&rsquo;m a fan of implementing my own version of IOrganizationService, often for code-base simplicity I&rsquo;ll rely on some extension methods for my code.</p>