Validates whether the specified element id is a material element.

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

Syntax

C#
`public static bool IsMaterialOrValidDefault( Element pElem, ElementId materialId )`

Visual Basic
`Public Shared Function IsMaterialOrValidDefault ( _ pElem As Element, _ materialId As ElementId _ ) As Boolean`

Visual C++
`public: static bool IsMaterialOrValidDefault( Element^ pElem, ElementId^ materialId )`

pElem: Type: Autodesk.Revit.DBElement
An element which will be applied the material

True if the element a material element or invalidElementId, which means take material from category, false otherwise.

Exceptions

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