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GetElement Method (ElementId)

Gets the Element referenced by the input ElementId.

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

Syntax

C# 
public Element GetElement(
	ElementId id
)
Visual Basic 
Public Function GetElement ( _
	id As ElementId _
) As Element
Visual C++ 
public:
Element^ GetElement(
	ElementId^ id
)

Parameters

id
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB ElementId
The ElementId, whose referenced Element will be retrieved from the model.

Return Value

The element referenced by the input argument.

Remarks

a null reference ( Nothing in Visual Basic) will be returned if the input ElementId doesn't reference to a valid Element.

Exceptions

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

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