Name Property


A human readable name for the Element.

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

Syntax

C#
public override string Name { set; }
Visual Basic
Public Overrides WriteOnly Property Name As String
	Set
Visual C++
public:
virtual property String^ Name {
	void set (String^ value) override;
}

Remarks

The Name property is a human readable name for the element, such as Wall.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions InvalidOperationException Thrown when the name of the element cannot be changed.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentException Thrown when the element requires a unique name and a non-unique name is set.

See Also

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