ElementCategoryFilter Constructor (ElementId)


Constructs a new instance of a filter to match elements by category.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 24.0.0.0 (24.0.0.0)
Since:  2011

Syntax

C#
public ElementCategoryFilter(
	ElementId categoryId
)
Visual Basic
Public Sub New ( _
	categoryId As ElementId _
)
Visual C++
public:
ElementCategoryFilter(
	ElementId^ categoryId
)

Parameters

categoryId
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DBElementId
The category id to match.

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsArgumentException The category was not valid for filtering.
Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was null

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