AddSharedParameterAsOverride Method


Adds a shared parameter as one of the parameter overrides stored by this Rebar Container element.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB.Structure
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 17.0.0.0 (17.0.1090.0)
Since: 2016

Syntax

C#
public void AddSharedParameterAsOverride(
	ElementId paramId
)
Visual Basic
Public Sub AddSharedParameterAsOverride ( _
	paramId As ElementId _
)
Visual C++
public:
void AddSharedParameterAsOverride(
	ElementId^ paramId
)

Parameters

paramId
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB ElementId
The id of the shared parameter element

Examples

Copy C#
// Find the named shared parameter and add it as an override to the parameter manger for the given RebarContainer
void AddSharedParameterOverride(RebarContainer container, string sharedParamName)
{
    // find the shared parameter guid
    FilteredElementCollector collector = new FilteredElementCollector(container.Document);
    collector.OfClass(typeof(SharedParameterElement));
    IEnumerable<SharedParameterElement> paramCollector = collector.Cast<SharedParameterElement>();

    foreach (SharedParameterElement spe in paramCollector)
    {
        if (spe.Name.CompareTo(sharedParamName) == 0)
        {
            RebarContainerParameterManager paramManager = container.GetParametersManager();
            paramManager.AddSharedParameterAsOverride(spe.Id);
            break;
        }
    }
}
Copy VB.NET
' Find the named shared parameter and add it as an override to the parameter manger for the given RebarContainer
Private Sub AddSharedParameterOverride(container As RebarContainer, sharedParamName As String)
    ' find the shared parameter guid
    Dim collector As New FilteredElementCollector(container.Document)
    collector.OfClass(GetType(SharedParameterElement))
    Dim paramCollector As IEnumerable(Of SharedParameterElement) = collector.Cast(Of SharedParameterElement)()

    For Each spe As SharedParameterElement In paramCollector
        If spe.Name.CompareTo(sharedParamName) = 0 Then
            Dim paramManager As RebarContainerParameterManager = container.GetParametersManager()
            paramManager.AddSharedParameterAsOverride(spe.Id)
            Exit For
        End If
    Next
End Sub

Exceptions

Exception Condition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentException paramId is not a valid Element identifier. -or- paramId is not the id of a shared parameter in the current document, or its name was already used by another shared parameter of the element. -or- paramId is already a Rebar Container parameter
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was NULL
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions DisabledDisciplineException None of the following disciplines is enabled: Structural.

See Also