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CanPlaceElementType Method

Verifies that the user can be prompted to place the input element type on the current active view.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.UI
Assembly: RevitAPIUI (in RevitAPIUI.dll) Version: 2015.0.0.0 (2015.0.0.0)
Since: 2015

Syntax

C# 
public bool CanPlaceElementType(
	ElementType elementType
)
Visual Basic 
Public Function CanPlaceElementType ( _
	elementType As ElementType _
) As Boolean
Visual C++ 
public:
bool CanPlaceElementType(
	ElementType^ elementType
)

Parameters

elementType
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB ElementType
The ElementType.

Return Value

True if the user can be prompted to place the input element type on the active view, false otherwise.

Exceptions

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

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