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ExternalDefinitionCreationOptions Constructor (String, ForgeTypeId)

Constructs the options using a specified name and type.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 22.0.0.0 (22.1.0.0)
Since: 2015

Syntax

C# 
public ExternalDefinitionCreationOptions(
	string name,
	ForgeTypeId dataType
)
Visual Basic 
Public Sub New ( _
	name As String, _
	dataType As ForgeTypeId _
)
Visual C++ 
public:
ExternalDefinitionCreationOptions(
	String^ name, 
	ForgeTypeId^ dataType
)

Parameters

name
Type: System String
The name of the parameter definition to be created.
dataType
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB ForgeTypeId
The identifier of either a spec or a category. A category identifier indicates a Family Type parameter of that category.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentException The given identifier is neither a spec nor a category.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was null

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