SetMaterialId Method


Sets a material element for a specified layer.

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

Syntax

C#
public void SetMaterialId(
	int layerIdx,
	ElementId materialId
)
Visual Basic
Public Sub SetMaterialId ( _
	layerIdx As Integer, _
	materialId As ElementId _
)
Visual C++
public:
void SetMaterialId(
	int layerIdx, 
	ElementId^ materialId
)

Parameters

layerIdx
Type: System Int32
Index of a layer in the CompoundStructure.
materialId
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB ElementId
The ElementId of a Material element.

Remarks

It is not verified that materialId corresponds to a valid Material element.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was NULL
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentOutOfRangeException The layer index is out of range.

See Also

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