GetInstances Method


Gets IFC instances of one particular type.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB.IFC
Assembly: RevitAPIIFC (in RevitAPIIFC.dll) Version: 22.0.0.0 (22.1.0.0)
Since: 2014

Syntax

C#
public IList<IFCAnyHandle> GetInstances(
	string entityName,
	bool includeSubTypes
)
Visual Basic
Public Function GetInstances ( _
	entityName As String, _
	includeSubTypes As Boolean _
) As IList(Of IFCAnyHandle)
Visual C++
public:
IList<IFCAnyHandle^>^ GetInstances(
	String^ entityName, 
	bool includeSubTypes
)

Parameters

entityName
Type: System String
The name of the instance type.
includeSubTypes
Type: System Boolean
True to retrieve instances of sub types.

Return Value

The instance handles.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was null

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