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GetNumberOfShellLayers Method

Retrieves the number of interior or exterior shell layers.

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

Syntax

C# 
public int GetNumberOfShellLayers(
	ShellLayerType shellLayerType
)
Visual Basic 
Public Function GetNumberOfShellLayers ( _
	shellLayerType As ShellLayerType _
) As Integer
Visual C++ 
public:
int GetNumberOfShellLayers(
	ShellLayerType shellLayerType
)

Parameters

shellLayerType
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB ShellLayerType
If ShellLayerType.Exterior return the number of exterior shell layers (or top shell layers for a roof, floor, or ceiling type). If ShellLayerType.Interior return the number of interior shell layers (or bottom shell layers for a roof, floor, or ceiling type).

Return Value

The number of shell layers in the interior or exterior shell, as specified by shellLayerType.

Remarks

There will always be at least one core layer, i.e. one layer which is not a shell layer. You can change the shell/core layer boundary using SetNumberOfShellLayers(ShellLayerType, Int32) .

Exceptions

Exception Condition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentOutOfRangeException A value passed for an enumeration argument is not a member of that enumeration

See Also