Add Scale Bar Snippet

///<summary>Add a Scale Bar to the Page Layout from the Map.</summary>
///
///<param name="pageLayout">An IPageLayout interface.</param>
///<param name="map">An IMap interface.</param>
///
///<remarks></remarks>
public void AddScalebar(ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IPageLayout pageLayout, ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IMap map)
{

  if (pageLayout == null || map == null)
  {
    return;
  }
  
  ESRI.ArcGIS.Geometry.IEnvelope envelope = new ESRI.ArcGIS.Geometry.EnvelopeClass();
  envelope.PutCoords(0.2, 0.2, 1, 2); // Specify the location and size of the scalebar
  ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.IUID uid = new ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.UIDClass();
  uid.Value = "esriCarto.AlternatingScaleBar";

  // Create a Surround. Set the geometry of the MapSurroundFrame to give it a location
  // Activate it and add it to the PageLayout's graphics container
  ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IGraphicsContainer graphicsContainer = pageLayout as ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IGraphicsContainer; // Dynamic Cast
  ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IActiveView activeView = pageLayout as ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IActiveView; // Dynamic Cast
  ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IFrameElement frameElement = graphicsContainer.FindFrame(map);
  ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IMapFrame mapFrame = frameElement as ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IMapFrame; // Dynamic Cast
  ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IMapSurroundFrame mapSurroundFrame = mapFrame.CreateSurroundFrame(uid as ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.UID, null); // Dynamic Cast
  ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IElement element = mapSurroundFrame as ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IElement; // Dynamic Cast
  element.Geometry = envelope;
  element.Activate(activeView.ScreenDisplay);
  graphicsContainer.AddElement(element, 0);
  ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IMapSurround mapSurround = mapSurroundFrame.MapSurround;


  ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IScaleBar markerScaleBar = ((ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IScaleBar)(mapSurround));
  markerScaleBar.LabelPosition = ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.esriVertPosEnum.esriBelow;
  markerScaleBar.UseMapSettings();
}

'''<summary>Add a Scale Bar to the Page Layout from the Map.</summary>
'''
'''<param name="pageLayout">An IPageLayout interface.</param>
'''<param name="map">An IMap interface.</param>
'''
'''<remarks></remarks>
Public Sub AddScalebar(ByVal pageLayout As ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IPageLayout, ByVal map As ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IMap)

  If pageLayout Is Nothing OrElse map Is Nothing Then

  	Return

  End If

  Dim envelope As ESRI.ArcGIS.Geometry.IEnvelope = New ESRI.ArcGIS.Geometry.EnvelopeClass
  envelope.PutCoords(0.2, 0.2, 1, 2) ' Specify the location and size of the scalebar
  Dim uid As ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.IUID = New ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.UIDClass
  uid.Value = "esriCarto.AlternatingScaleBar"

  ' Create a Surround. Set the geometry of the MapSurroundFrame to give it a location
  ' Activate it and add it to the PageLayout's graphics container
  Dim graphicsContainer As ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IGraphicsContainer = TryCast(pageLayout, ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IGraphicsContainer) ' Dynamic Cast
  Dim activeView As ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IActiveView = TryCast(pageLayout, ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IActiveView) ' Dynamic Cast
  Dim frameElement As ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IFrameElement = graphicsContainer.FindFrame(map)
  Dim mapFrame As ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IMapFrame = TryCast(frameElement, ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IMapFrame) ' Dynamic Cast
  Dim mapSurroundFrame As ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IMapSurroundFrame = mapFrame.CreateSurroundFrame(TryCast(uid, ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.UID), Nothing) ' Dynamic Cast
  Dim element As ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IElement = TryCast(mapSurroundFrame, ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IElement) ' Dynamic Cast
  element.Geometry = envelope
  element.Activate(activeView.ScreenDisplay)
  graphicsContainer.AddElement(element, 0)
  Dim mapSurround As ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IMapSurround = mapSurroundFrame.MapSurround

  Dim markerScaleBar As ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IScaleBar = (CType(mapSurround, ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IScaleBar)) ' Explicit Cast
  markerScaleBar.LabelPosition = ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.esriVertPosEnum.esriBelow
  markerScaleBar.UseMapSettings()

End Sub