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AcceptableName Method

Checks whether a string is an acceptable name for a Schema or a Field.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB.ExtensibleStorage
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 2015.0.0.0 (2015.0.0.0)
Since: 2012

Syntax

C# 
public bool AcceptableName(
	string name
)
Visual Basic 
Public Function AcceptableName ( _
	name As String _
) As Boolean
Visual C++ 
public:
bool AcceptableName(
	String^ name
)

Parameters

name
Type: System String
The string to check.

Return Value

True if the name is acceptable.

Remarks

For interoperability, names are required to be usable as C++ identifiers. The allowable characters are ASCII letters, numbers (except the first character) and underscore. The length must be between 1 and 247 characters.

Exceptions

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

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