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In [[object-oriented computer programming]], an '''extension method ''' is a [[Method (computer programming)|method]] added to an object after the original object was [[Compiler|compiled]]. The modified object is often a class, a prototype or a type. Extension methods are features of some object-oriented programming languages. There is no syntactic difference between calling an extension method and calling a method declared in the type definition.<ref name="ms_ext">{{cite web|url=http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb383977.aspx|title=Extension Methods|publisher=Microsoft|accessdate=2008-11-23}}</ref>

[[Eric Lippert]], a principal developer on the C# compiler team, says "Extension methods certainly are not object-oriented.".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ericlippert/archive/2008/10/28/the-future-of-c-part-two.aspx|title=The Future of C#, Part Two - Fabulous Adventures In Coding|publisher=Microsoft}}</ref>

==Support in programming languages==