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GetFamilyName Method

Gets the family name of an ElementType.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB.IFC
Assembly: RevitAPIIFC (in RevitAPIIFC.dll) Version: 2015.0.0.0 (2015.0.0.0)
Since: 2012

Syntax

C# 
public static string GetFamilyName(
	ElementType elemType
)
Visual Basic 
Public Shared Function GetFamilyName ( _
	elemType As ElementType _
) As String
Visual C++ 
public:
static String^ GetFamilyName(
	ElementType^ elemType
)

Parameters

elemType
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB ElementType
The element type element.

Return Value

The name.

Exceptions

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

See Also

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