Extending Native Data Types

One or more computer-readable media having computer-useable instructions embodied thereon for performing a method of extending a native data type from a core application with one or more custom actions from a module, the method comprising:

• obtaining metadata from the module, the metadata including the one or more custom actions for the native data type and one or more pointers to code in the module corresponding with the one or more custom actions;
• generating a dynamic table using the metadata, the dynamic table including one or more entries corresponding with the one or more custom actions;
• and
• enabling the one or more custom actions for instances of the native data type in the core application.

One or more computer-readable media embodying a data structure for extending native data types from a core application using custom actions from a module, the data structure comprising:

• a first data field containing data representing a native data type from the core application or a custom data type from the module;
• a second data field containing data representing a custom action associated with the native data type or the custom data type;
• and
• a third data field containing data representing a pointer to code in the module for performing the custom action.