GetResourceShortDisplayName Method


Gets the short display name of the external resource.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 2015.0.0.0 (2015.0.0.0)
Since: 2015

Syntax

C#
public string GetResourceShortDisplayName()
Visual Basic
Public Function GetResourceShortDisplayName As String
Visual C++
public:
String^ GetResourceShortDisplayName()

Return Value

The short display name of the external resource.

Remarks

For an external resource, such as a Rvt Link loaded from an external server, which has a full display path such as "QA Test Data://Nested/Nested_1.rvt", this function returns "Nested_1.rvt". For an external resource, such as a Rvt Link loaded from the "built-in" server, which has a full display path such as "c:\LocalLinks\Link_1.rvt", this function returns "Link_1.rvt".

Exceptions

Exception Condition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions InvalidOperationException The ExternalResourceReference (this ExternalResourceReference) is has no valid display path.

See Also

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