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LocateMaterial Method

Gets material by group and name.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 16.0.0.0 (16.0.0.0)
Since: 2016

Syntax

C# 
public int LocateMaterial(
	string group,
	string name
)
Visual Basic 
Public Function LocateMaterial ( _
	group As String, _
	name As String _
) As Integer
Visual C++ 
public:
int LocateMaterial(
	String^ group, 
	String^ name
)

Parameters

group
Type: System String
The material group.
name
Type: System String
The group name.

Return Value

The material identifier. Returns -1 if not found.

Exceptions

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

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