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GetAllExternalFileReferences Method

Gets the ids of all elements which are external file references.

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

Syntax

C# 
public static ICollection<ElementId> GetAllExternalFileReferences(
	Document aDoc
)
Visual Basic 
Public Shared Function GetAllExternalFileReferences ( _
	aDoc As Document _
) As ICollection(Of ElementId)
Visual C++ 
public:
static ICollection<ElementId^>^ GetAllExternalFileReferences(
	Document^ aDoc
)

Parameters

aDoc
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB Document
A Revit Document.

Return Value

The ids of all elements which are external file references.

Remarks

This function will not return the ids of nested Revit links; it only returns top-level references.

Exceptions

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

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