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GetBuiltInCategory Method

Gets the BuiltInCategory value corresponding to the given built-in category identifier.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 22.0.0.0 (22.1.0.0)
Since: 2022

Syntax

C# 
public static BuiltInCategory GetBuiltInCategory(
	ForgeTypeId categoryTypeId
)
Visual Basic 
Public Shared Function GetBuiltInCategory ( _
	categoryTypeId As ForgeTypeId _
) As BuiltInCategory
Visual C++ 
public:
static BuiltInCategory GetBuiltInCategory(
	ForgeTypeId^ categoryTypeId
)

Parameters

categoryTypeId
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB ForgeTypeId
The built-in category identifier.

Return Value

The BuiltInCategory value corresponding to the given built-in category identifier.

Remarks

A ForgeTypeId identifies a built-in category if it corresponds to a valid BuiltInCategory value according to Category.IsBuiltInCategory(ForgeTypeId) and Category.GetBuiltInCategoryTypeId(BuiltInCategory) .

Exceptions

Exception Condition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentException categoryTypeId is not a built-in category identifier. See Category.IsBuiltInCategory(ForgeTypeId) and Category.GetBuiltInCategoryTypeId(BuiltInCategory).
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was null

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