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Category Members

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Category Class Methods Properties See Also

The Category type exposes the following members.

Methods

	Name	Description
	Dispose	Causes the object to release immediately any resources it may be utilizing. (Inherited from APIObject .)
	Equals	Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object . (Inherited from Object .)
	GetBuiltInCategory	Gets the BuiltInCategory value corresponding to the given built-in category identifier.
	GetBuiltInCategoryTypeId	Gets the ForgeTypeId identifying the given built-in category.
	GetCategory(Document, BuiltInCategory)	Retrieves a category object corresponding to a BuiltInCategory id.
	GetCategory(Document, ElementId)	Retrieves a category object corresponding to the category id.
	GetGraphicsStyle	Gets the graphics style associated with this category for the given graphics style type.
	GetHashCode	(Overrides Object GetHashCode .)
	GetLinePatternId	Gets the line pattern id associated with this category for the given graphics style type.
	GetLineWeight	Retrieves the line weight assigned to the category for the given graphics style type.
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object .)
	IsBuiltInCategory	Checks whether a ForgeTypeId identifies a built-in category.
	IsBuiltInCategoryValid	Checks if a Category exists for a given BuiltInCategory.
	SetLinePatternId	Sets the line pattern id associated with this category for the given graphics style type.
	SetLineWeight	Sets the line weight for the given graphics style type.
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object .)

Properties

	Name	Description
	AllowsBoundParameters	To check if the category can have project parameters.
	AllowsVisibilityControl	Whether the visibility can be controlled by the user for this category in this view.
	CanAddSubcategory	Indicates if subcategories can be assigned to the category.
	CategoryType	Gets the category type of this category.
	HasMaterialQuantities	Identifies if elements of the category are able to report what materials they contain in what quantities.
	Id	Returns the category id associated with the category object.
	IsCuttable	Indicates if the category is cuttable or not.
	IsReadOnly	Identifies if the object is read-only or modifiable. (Inherited from APIObject .)
	IsTagCategory	Identifies if the category is associated with a type of tag for a different category.
	IsVisibleInUI	Identifies if the category is visible to the user and should be displayed in UI.
	LineColor	The color of lines shown for elements of this category.
	Material	Retrieves or changes the material of the category.
	Name	The category name.
	Parent	Returns the parent category of this category.
	SubCategories	Returns a map containing all of the subcategories of this category.
	Visible	Retrieves or changes the visibility of the category in the active view.

See Also

Category Class

Autodesk.Revit.DB Namespace