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AddOverride Method (ElementId, Double)

Adds an override for the given parameter as its value will be displayed for the Rebar Container element.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB.Structure
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 24.0.0.0 (24.0.0.0)
Since:  2016

Syntax

C#
public void AddOverride(
	ElementId paramId,
	double value
)
Visual Basic
Public Sub AddOverride ( _
	paramId As ElementId, _
	value As Double _
)
Visual C++
public:
void AddOverride(
	ElementId^ paramId, 
	double value
)

Parameters

paramId
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DBElementId
The id of the parameter
value
Type: SystemDouble
The override value of the parameter.

Examples

CopyC#
// Override the value for A and set the parameter to modifiable for the given rebar container
void ManageParameters(RebarContainer container)
{
    RebarContainerParameterManager paramManager = container.GetParametersManager();

    Parameter aParam = container.LookupParameter("A");
    if (aParam != null)
    {
        paramManager.AddOverride(aParam.Id, 0.4);
        paramManager.SetOverriddenParameterModifiable(aParam.Id);
    }
}
CopyVB.NET
' Override the value for A and set the parameter to modifiable for the given rebar container
Private Sub ManageParameters(container As RebarContainer)
    Dim paramManager As RebarContainerParameterManager = container.GetParametersManager()

    Dim aParam As Parameter = container.LookupParameter("A")
    If aParam IsNot Nothing Then
        paramManager.AddOverride(aParam.Id, 0.4)
        paramManager.SetOverriddenParameterModifiable(aParam.Id)
    End If
End Sub

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsArgumentException paramId is not the id of a parameter in the current document, or its value type is not double. -or- paramId is not a Rebar Container parameter
Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was null

See Also