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LookupCommandId Method

Looks up and retrieves the Revit command id with the given id string.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.UI
Assembly: RevitAPIUI (in RevitAPIUI.dll) Version: 17.0.0.0 (17.0.1090.0)
Since: 2013

Syntax

C# 
public static RevitCommandId LookupCommandId(
	string name
)
Visual Basic 
Public Shared Function LookupCommandId ( _
	name As String _
) As RevitCommandId
Visual C++ 
public:
static RevitCommandId^ LookupCommandId(
	String^ name
)

Parameters

name
Type: System String
he Revit command name. Refer to the entries in the Revit journal to find the string to use for a particular command.

Return Value

The Revit command id. Returning "null" if a command with the given name was not found.

Exceptions

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

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