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GetLabelForSpec Method

Gets the user-visible name for a spec.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 22.0.0.0 (22.1.0.0)
Since: 2011

Syntax

C# 
public static string GetLabelForSpec(
	ForgeTypeId specTypeId
)
Visual Basic 
Public Shared Function GetLabelForSpec ( _
	specTypeId As ForgeTypeId _
) As String
Visual C++ 
public:
static String^ GetLabelForSpec(
	ForgeTypeId^ specTypeId
)

Parameters

specTypeId
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB ForgeTypeId
Identifier of the spec to get the user-visible name.

Remarks

The name is obtained in the current Revit language. If the given identifier is a category, this method returns the name of the Family Type spec with that category, e.g. "Family Type: Walls".

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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