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Create Method (String, ParameterType)

Creates a new parameter definition using name and type.

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

Syntax

C# 
[ObsoleteAttribute("This method is deprecated in Revit 2015. Use Create(Autodesk.Revit.DB.ExternalDefinitonCreationOptions) instead")]
public Definition Create(
	string name,
	ParameterType type
)
Visual Basic 
<ObsoleteAttribute("This method is deprecated in Revit 2015. Use Create(Autodesk.Revit.DB.ExternalDefinitonCreationOptions) instead")> _
Public Function Create ( _
	name As String, _
	type As ParameterType _
) As Definition
Visual C++ 
[ObsoleteAttribute(L"This method is deprecated in Revit 2015. Use Create(Autodesk.Revit.DB.ExternalDefinitonCreationOptions) instead")]
public:
Definition^ Create(
	String^ name, 
	ParameterType type
)

Parameters

name
Type: System String
The name of the parameter definition to be created.
type
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB ParameterType
The name of the parameter type for the new definition.

Return Value

If successful a reference to the new parameter definition is returned, otherwise a null reference ( Nothing in Visual Basic) .

Remarks

This method only supports creation of new external defintions (shared parameters).

See Also

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