FindNearest Method


Projects a ray from the origin along the given direction, and returns the nearest reference from intersected elements which match the ReferenceIntersector's criteria.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 16.0.0.0 (16.0.0.0)
Since: 2013

Syntax

C#
public ReferenceWithContext FindNearest(
	XYZ origin,
	XYZ direction
)
Visual Basic
Public Function FindNearest ( _
	origin As XYZ, _
	direction As XYZ _
) As ReferenceWithContext
Visual C++
public:
ReferenceWithContext^ FindNearest(
	XYZ^ origin, 
	XYZ^ direction
)

Parameters

origin
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB XYZ
The origin of the ray.
direction
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB XYZ
The direction of the ray.

Return Value

The intersected reference nearest to the ray origin, a null reference ( Nothing in Visual Basic) if none is found

Remarks

Note that FindNearest() is a convenience method, and other references that may be nearly the same distance from the origin can be obtained from Find(XYZ, XYZ) .

Exceptions

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

See Also