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GetDefaultNameForMaterialTakeoff Method

Gets the default view name that will be used when creating a material takeoff.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 22.0.0.0 (22.1.0.0)
Since: 2013

Syntax

C# 
public static string GetDefaultNameForMaterialTakeoff(
	Document document,
	ElementId categoryId
)
Visual Basic 
Public Shared Function GetDefaultNameForMaterialTakeoff ( _
	document As Document, _
	categoryId As ElementId _
) As String
Visual C++ 
public:
static String^ GetDefaultNameForMaterialTakeoff(
	Document^ document, 
	ElementId^ categoryId
)

Parameters

document
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB Document
The document to which the new schedule will be added.
categoryId
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB ElementId
The ID of the category whose elements will be included in the schedule, or InvalidElementId for a multi-category schedule.

Return Value

The default view name.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentException document is not a project document. -or- categoryId is not a valid category for a material takeoff.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was null

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