CanDeleteElement Method


Indicates if an element can be deleted.

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

Syntax

C#
public static bool CanDeleteElement(
	Document document,
	ElementId elementId
)
Visual Basic
Public Shared Function CanDeleteElement ( _
	document As Document, _
	elementId As ElementId _
) As Boolean
Visual C++
public:
static bool CanDeleteElement(
	Document^ document, 
	ElementId^ elementId
)

Parameters

document
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB Document
The document.
elementId
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB ElementId
The id of the element to check.

Return Value

True if the element can be deleted, false otherwise.

Exceptions

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

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