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Item Property (BuiltInCategory)

Retrieves a category object corresponding to a BuiltInCategory id.

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

Syntax

C#
public virtual Category this[
	BuiltInCategory categoryId
] { get; }
Visual Basic
Public Overridable ReadOnly Property Item ( _
	categoryId As BuiltInCategory _
) As Category
	Get
Visual C++
public:
virtual property Category^ Item[BuiltInCategory categoryId] {
	Category^ get (BuiltInCategory categoryId);
}

Parameters

categoryId
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DBBuiltInCategory

Remarks

Unlike the method that obtains categories by name, this routine will obtain the handle even of built-in subcategories. Since 2016 it is advised to use either [!:​Autodesk::​Revit::DB::​Category::​GetCategory(​Document,​BuiltIn​Category)] or [!:​Autodesk::​Revit::DB::​Category::​GetCategory(​Document,​ElementId)]​ method from Category class.

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