GetDefaultElementTypeId Method


Gets the default element type id with the given DefaultElementType id.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 2015.0.0.0 (2015.0.0.0)
Since: 2015

Syntax

C#
public ElementId GetDefaultElementTypeId(
	ElementTypeGroup defaultTypeId
)
Visual Basic
Public Function GetDefaultElementTypeId ( _
	defaultTypeId As ElementTypeGroup _
) As ElementId
Visual C++
public:
ElementId^ GetDefaultElementTypeId(
	ElementTypeGroup defaultTypeId
)

Parameters

defaultTypeId
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB ElementTypeGroup
The default element type id.

Return Value

The element type id.

Examples

Copy C#
private bool IsWallUsingDefaultType(Document document, Wall wall)
{
    ElementId defaultElementTypeId = document.GetDefaultElementTypeId(ElementTypeGroup.WallType);
    return (wall.WallType.Id == defaultElementTypeId);
}
Copy VB.NET
Private Function IsWallUsingDefaultType(document As Document, wall As Wall) As Boolean
    Dim defaultElementTypeId As ElementId = document.GetDefaultElementTypeId(ElementTypeGroup.WallType)
    Return (wall.WallType.Id = defaultElementTypeId)
End Function

Exceptions

Exception Condition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentOutOfRangeException A value passed for an enumeration argument is not a member of that enumeration

See Also

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