Contains Method


A quick check whether a definition already exists in the library. Checks for stored geometry objects only.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 2015.0.0.0 (2015.0.0.0)
Since: 2015

Syntax

C#
public bool Contains(
	string id
)
Visual Basic
Public Function Contains ( _
	id As String _
) As Boolean
Visual C++
public:
bool Contains(
	String^ id
)

Parameters

id
Type: System String
Definition id

Return Value

True if a geometry definition exists, false otherwise.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was NULL

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