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PromptToMatchElementType Method

Prompts the user to select elements to change them to the input type.

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

Syntax

C# 
public void PromptToMatchElementType(
	ElementType elementType
)
Visual Basic 
Public Sub PromptToMatchElementType ( _
	elementType As ElementType _
)
Visual C++ 
public:
void PromptToMatchElementType(
	ElementType^ elementType
)

Parameters

elementType
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB ElementType
The ElementType applied to selected instances.

Remarks

This method uses its own transaction, so it's not permitted to be invoked in an active transaction. In a single invocation, the user can select multiple elements to be modified to the given type, until they finish.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was NULL
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions InvalidOperationException This document is not the currently active one. -or- Starting a new transaction is not permitted. It could be because another transaction already started and has not been completed yet, or the document is in a state in which it cannot start a new transaction.

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