Determines whether the given name could be applied to a new FilterElement, or if it could not be applied because the name is already in use.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 22.0.0.0 (22.1.0.0)
Since: 2011

Syntax

C#
`public static bool IsNameUnique( Document aDocument, string name )`

Visual Basic
`Public Shared Function IsNameUnique ( _ aDocument As Document, _ name As String _ ) As Boolean`

Visual C++
`public: static bool IsNameUnique( Document^ aDocument, String^ name )`

aDocument: Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB Document
The document in which the name is being tested for uniqueness.

Returns true if the name is unique, and false otherwise.

Exceptions

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