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SetCategories Method

Sets the rule's categories.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 2015.0.0.0 (2015.0.0.0)
Since: 2014

Syntax

C# 
public bool SetCategories(
	ICollection<ElementId> categories
)
Visual Basic 
Public Function SetCategories ( _
	categories As ICollection(Of ElementId) _
) As Boolean
Visual C++ 
public:
bool SetCategories(
	ICollection<ElementId^>^ categories
)

Parameters

categories
Type: System.Collections.Generic ICollection ElementId
The categories.

Return Value

True if the set of categories was changed, false if no change was necessary.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentException One of the given categories is not filterable
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was NULL

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