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CanPlaceElementType Method

Verifies that the user can be prompted to place the input element type interactively.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.UI
Assembly: RevitAPIUI (in RevitAPIUI.dll) Version: 20.0.0.0 (20.0.0.377)
Since: 2015

Syntax

C# 
public bool CanPlaceElementType(
	ElementType elementType
)
Visual Basic 
Public Function CanPlaceElementType ( _
	elementType As ElementType _
) As Boolean
Visual C++ 
public:
bool CanPlaceElementType(
	ElementType^ elementType
)

Parameters

elementType
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB ElementType
The ElementType.

Return Value

True if the user can be prompted to place the input element type interactively, false otherwise.

Remarks

If an element type can be placed interactively, it may be used as input to PostRequestForElementTypePlacement(ElementType) to have the user place an instance of the element. However, this function does not evaluate whether that element instance may actually be placed in the current active view.

Exceptions

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

See Also