Given a reference that represents a part of a bar, this method will return the bar index.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB.Structure
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 24.0.0.0 (24.0.0.0)
Since: 2022

Syntax

C#
`public int GetBarIndexFromReference( Reference barReference )`

Visual Basic
`Public Function GetBarIndexFromReference ( _ barReference As Reference _ ) As Integer`

Visual C++
`public: int GetBarIndexFromReference( Reference^ barReference )`

barReference: Type: Autodesk.Revit.DBReference
The Reference of the RebarInSystem element.

The bar index the reference refers to.

Remarks

The method returns an index between 0 and NumberOfBarPositions - 1 if it the given reference represents a part of a bar. Otherwise will return -1.

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