Duplicates the material

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 2015.0.0.0 (2015.0.0.0)

Syntax

C#
`public Material Duplicate( string name )`

Visual Basic
`Public Function Duplicate ( _ name As String _ ) As Material`

Visual C++
`public: Material^ Duplicate( String^ name )`

Parameters

name: Type: System String
Name of the new material.

Return Value

The new material.

Remarks

If the name specified contains invalid characters, or the name has been used by other materials in the project, an ArgumentException will be thrown. If duplication fails, a null reference ( Nothing in Visual Basic) will be returned.

Examples

Copy C#

private bool DuplicateMaterial(Material material)
{
   bool duplicated = false;
   //try to duplicate a new instance of Material class using duplicate method
   //make sure the name of new material is unique in MaterailSet
   string newName = "new" + material.Name;
   Material myMaterial = material.Duplicate(newName);
   if (null == myMaterial)
   {
      TaskDialog.Show("Revit", "Failed to duplicate a material!");
   }
   else
   {
      duplicated = true;
   }

   return duplicated;
}

Copy VB.NET

Private Function DuplicateMaterial(material As Material) As Boolean
    Dim duplicated As Boolean = False
    'try to duplicate a new instance of Material class using duplicate method
    'make sure the name of new material is unique in MaterailSet
    Dim newName As String = "new" & Convert.ToString(material.Name)
    Dim myMaterial As Material = material.Duplicate(newName)
    If myMaterial Is Nothing Then
        TaskDialog.Show("Revit", "Failed to duplicate a material!")
    Else
        duplicated = True
    End If

    Return duplicated
End Function

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentException	name cannot include prohibited characters. -or- The given value for name is already in use as a material element name.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was NULL

Duplicate Method