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GetTopLevelLink Method (Document, ExternalResourceReference)

Returns the ElementId of the (top-level) linked model with the given ExternalResourceReference.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 22.0.0.0 (22.1.0.0)
Since: 2015

Syntax

C# 
public static ElementId GetTopLevelLink(
	Document document,
	ExternalResourceReference reference
)
Visual Basic 
Public Shared Function GetTopLevelLink ( _
	document As Document, _
	reference As ExternalResourceReference _
) As ElementId
Visual C++ 
public:
static ElementId^ GetTopLevelLink(
	Document^ document, 
	ExternalResourceReference^ reference
)

Parameters

document
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB Document
The document to look for the linked model in.
reference
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB ExternalResourceReference
An ExternalResourceReference indicating which linked model to return.

Return Value

The id of the link with the given ExternalResourceReference, or InvalidElementId if there is no top-level link at that location.

Remarks

This function will not return nested links.

Revit will not check the version when checking for resource equality.

Exceptions

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

See Also