Tests whether the input Data Type is valid as a type of a global parameter.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 22.0.0.0 (22.1.0.0)
Since: 2016 Subscription Update

Syntax

C#
`[ObsoleteAttribute("This method is deprecated in Revit 2022 and may be removed in a future version of Revit. Please use the Parameter.IsSpec(ForgeTypeId) function instead.")] public static bool IsValidDataType( ParameterType datatype )`

[ObsoleteAttribute("This method is deprecated in Revit 2022 and may be removed in a future version of Revit. Please use the Parameter.IsSpec(ForgeTypeId) function instead.")]
public static bool IsValidDataType(
	ParameterType datatype
)

Visual Basic

Visual Basic
`<ObsoleteAttribute("This method is deprecated in Revit 2022 and may be removed in a future version of Revit. Please use the Parameter.IsSpec(ForgeTypeId) function instead.")> _ Public Shared Function IsValidDataType ( _ datatype As ParameterType _ ) As Boolean`

<ObsoleteAttribute("This method is deprecated in Revit 2022 and may be removed in a future version of Revit. Please use the Parameter.IsSpec(ForgeTypeId) function instead.")> _
Public Shared Function IsValidDataType ( _
	datatype As ParameterType _
) As Boolean

Visual C++

Visual C++
`[ObsoleteAttribute(L"This method is deprecated in Revit 2022 and may be removed in a future version of Revit. Please use the Parameter.IsSpec(ForgeTypeId) function instead.")] public: static bool IsValidDataType( ParameterType datatype )`

[ObsoleteAttribute(L"This method is deprecated in Revit 2022 and may be removed in a future version of Revit. Please use the Parameter.IsSpec(ForgeTypeId) function instead.")]
public:
static bool IsValidDataType(
	ParameterType datatype
)

Parameters

datatype: Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB ParameterType
Type of the data the parameter is to store.

Return Value

True if the data type is suitable for a global parameter; False otherwise.

Remarks

Since most data types but not all are supported by global parameters, it is reasonable to test a data type before attempting to create a global parameter of it.

Exceptions

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

IsValidDataType Method

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