IsValidCategoryForMaterialTakeoff Method


Checks whether a category can be used for a material takeoff.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 2015.0.0.0 (2015.0.0.0)
Since: 2013

Syntax

C#
public static bool IsValidCategoryForMaterialTakeoff(
	ElementId categoryId
)
Visual Basic
Public Shared Function IsValidCategoryForMaterialTakeoff ( _
	categoryId As ElementId _
) As Boolean
Visual C++
public:
static bool IsValidCategoryForMaterialTakeoff(
	ElementId^ categoryId
)

Parameters

categoryId
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB ElementId
The category ID to check.

Return Value

True if the category can be used for a material takeoff, false otherwise.

Exceptions

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

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