Replace the current initial color object with the given object

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB.Lighting
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 2015.0.0.0 (2015.0.0.0)
Since: 2013

Syntax

C#
`public void SetInitialColor( InitialColor initialColor )`

Visual Basic
`Public Sub SetInitialColor ( _ initialColor As InitialColor _ )`

Visual C++
`public: void SetInitialColor( InitialColor^ initialColor )`

Parameters

initialColor: Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB.Lighting InitialColor
An object derived from an InitialColor object The object pointed to is cloned internally

Remarks

The argument object is cloned

Examples

Copy C#

public void SetInitialColorProperty(LightType lightType)
{
    InitialColor initialColor = lightType.GetInitialColor();
    if (initialColor is CustomInitialColor)
    {
        CustomInitialColor custom = initialColor as CustomInitialColor;
        double colorTemperature = custom.Temperature;

        // Set new value for color temperature and set modified initial color to LightType.
        custom.Temperature = 3450.0;
        lightType.SetInitialColor(custom);

        // Create a PresetInitialColor and set it to LightType.
        PresetInitialColor preset = new PresetInitialColor(ColorPreset.Halogen);
        lightType.SetInitialColor(preset);

    }
}

Copy VB.NET

Public Sub SetInitialColorProperty(lightType As LightType)
    Dim initialColor As InitialColor = lightType.GetInitialColor()
    If TypeOf initialColor Is CustomInitialColor Then
        Dim [custom] As CustomInitialColor = TryCast(initialColor, CustomInitialColor)
        Dim colorTemperature As Double = [custom].Temperature

        ' Set new value for color temperature and set modified initial color to LightType.
        [custom].Temperature = 3450.0
        lightType.SetInitialColor([custom])

        ' Create a PresetInitialColor and set it to LightType.
        Dim preset As New PresetInitialColor(ColorPreset.Halogen)

        lightType.SetInitialColor(preset)
    End If
End Sub

Exceptions

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

SetInitialColor Method

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See Also

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