If the instance is contained within another element, this property returns the containing element. An instance that is face hosted will return the element containing the face.

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

Syntax

C#
`public Element Host { get; }`

Visual Basic
`Public ReadOnly Property Host As Element Get`

Visual C++
`public: property Element^ Host { Element^ get (); }`

Remarks

An example of an instance that is contained is a window. In this case the host property would return the wall in which the window is contained. Another example is an instance that is hosted to a planar or curved face in a Mass element will return the Mass element.

Host Property

Syntax

Remarks

See Also

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