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AddOverride Method (ElementId, Double)

Adds an override for the given parameter as its value will be displayed for the 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 AddOverride(
	ElementId paramId,
	double value
)
Visual Basic 
Public Sub AddOverride ( _
	paramId As ElementId, _
	value As Double _
)
Visual C++ 
public:
void AddOverride(
	ElementId^ paramId, 
	double value
)

Parameters

paramId
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB ElementId
The id of the parameter
value
Type: System Double
The override value of the parameter.

Examples

Copy C# 
// Override the value for A and set the parameter to modifiable for the given rebar container
void ManageParameters(RebarContainer container)
{
    RebarContainerParameterManager paramManager = container.GetParametersManager();

    Parameter aParam = container.LookupParameter("A");
    if (aParam != null)
    {
        paramManager.AddOverride(aParam.Id, 0.4);
        paramManager.SetOverriddenParameterModifiable(aParam.Id);
    }
}
Copy VB.NET 
' Override the value for A and set the parameter to modifiable for the given rebar container
Private Sub ManageParameters(container As RebarContainer)
    Dim paramManager As RebarContainerParameterManager = container.GetParametersManager()

    Dim aParam As Parameter = container.LookupParameter("A")
    If aParam IsNot Nothing Then
        paramManager.AddOverride(aParam.Id, 0.4)
        paramManager.SetOverriddenParameterModifiable(aParam.Id)
    End If
End Sub

Exceptions

Exception Condition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentException paramId is not the id of a parameter in the current document, or its value type is not double. -or- paramId is not 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