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ActiveView Property

The currently active view of the currently active document.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.UI
Assembly: RevitAPIUI (in RevitAPIUI.dll) Version: 2015.0.0.0 (2015.0.0.0)
Since: 2012

Syntax

C# 
public View ActiveView { get; set; }
Visual Basic 
Public Property ActiveView As View
	Get
	Set
Visual C++ 
public:
property View^ ActiveView {
	View^ get ();
	void set (View^ value);
}

Remarks

This property is applicable to the currently active document only. Returns a null reference ( Nothing in Visual Basic) if this document doesn't represent the active document.

The active view can only be changed when:

  • There is no open transaction.
  • IsModifiable is false.
  • IsReadOnly is false.
  • ViewActivating, ViewActivated, and any pre-action of events (such as DocumentSaving or DocumentClosingevents) are not being handled.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentNullException When setting the property: If the 'view' argument is NULL.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentException When setting the property:
  • If the given view is not a valid view of the document; -or-
  • If the given view is a template view; -or-
  • If the given view is an internal view.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions InvalidOperationException

When setting the property:

  • If the document is not currently active; -or-
  • If the document is currently modifiable (i.e. with an active transaction); -or-
  • If the document is currently in read-only state; -or-
  • When invoked during either ViewActivating or ViewActivated event; -or-
  • When invoked during any pre-action kind of event, such as DocumentSaving, DocumentClosing, etc.

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