CreateRibbonPanel Method (Tab, String)


Create a new RibbonPanel on the designated standard Revit tab.

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

Syntax

C#
public virtual RibbonPanel CreateRibbonPanel(
	Tab tab,
	string panelName
)
Visual Basic
Public Overridable Function CreateRibbonPanel ( _
	tab As Tab, _
	panelName As String _
) As RibbonPanel
Visual C++
public:
virtual RibbonPanel^ CreateRibbonPanel(
	Tab tab, 
	String^ panelName
)

Parameters

tab
Type: Autodesk.Revit.UI Tab
The target tab, on which the new panel will be created.
panelName
Type: System String
The name of the panel to be created.

Remarks

This method will create a custom panel appending to the specified tab. This method is not supported in Macros.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentNullException panelName is a null reference ( Nothing in Visual Basic) .
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentException panelName is Empty or the tab is not valid.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions InvalidOperationException If more than 100 panels were created or the tab cannot be found.

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