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GetFamilyName Method

Gets the family name of an ElementType.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB.IFC
Assembly: RevitAPIIFC (in RevitAPIIFC.dll) Version: 18.0.0.0 (18.2.0.0)
Since: 2012

Syntax

C# 
[ObsoleteAttribute("This function is deprecated in Revit 2018.  Please use ElementType.FamilyName instead.")]
public static string GetFamilyName(
	ElementType elemType
)
Visual Basic 
<ObsoleteAttribute("This function is deprecated in Revit 2018.  Please use ElementType.FamilyName instead.")> _
Public Shared Function GetFamilyName ( _
	elemType As ElementType _
) As String
Visual C++ 
[ObsoleteAttribute(L"This function is deprecated in Revit 2018.  Please use ElementType.FamilyName instead.")]
public:
static String^ GetFamilyName(
	ElementType^ elemType
)

Parameters

elemType
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB ElementType
The element type element.

Return Value

The name.

Exceptions

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

See Also