GetExternalResourceReferences Method


Gets the map of the external resource references referenced by the element.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 24.0.0.0 (24.0.0.0)
Since:  2015

Syntax

C#
public IDictionary<ExternalResourceType, ExternalResourceReference> GetExternalResourceReferences()
Visual Basic
Public Function GetExternalResourceReferences As IDictionary(Of ExternalResourceType, ExternalResourceReference)
Visual C++
public:
IDictionary<ExternalResourceType^, ExternalResourceReference^>^ GetExternalResourceReferences()

Return Value

The map of the external resource references referenced by the element.

Remarks

For an element which has multiple external resource references under a specified type like AppearanceAssetElement, the first one will be the value in the map. See also: [!:Autodesk::Revit::DB::Element::getExternalResourceReferencesExpanded].

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsInvalidOperationException This Element does not use any external resource.

See Also

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