An extension method is a language feature of some languages, such as Swift, Visual Basic.NET and C#. Extension methods enable you to "add" methods to existing types without creating a new derived type, recompiling, or otherwise modifying the original type.
An Extension method is a new language feature of C# starting with the 3.0 specification, as well as Visual Basic.NET starting with 9.0 and Oxygene with 2.0, and is a fundamental aspect of Swift. Extension methods enable you to "add" methods to existing types without creating a new derived type, recompiling, or otherwise modifying the original type. Extension methods are a special kind of static method, but they are called as if they were instance methods on the extended type. For client code written in C# and Visual Basic, there is no apparent difference between calling an extension method and the methods that are actually defined in a type.
