The filter string representing a collection of extensions allowed by the dialog.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.UI
Assembly: RevitAPIUI (in RevitAPIUI.dll) Version: 24.0.0.0 (24.0.0.0)
Since: 2017

Syntax

C#
`public string Filter { get; set; }`

Visual Basic
`Public Property Filter As String Get Set`

Visual C++
`public: property String^ Filter { String^ get (); void set (String^ value); }`

Field Value

The required format for this string is a collection of one or more filter labels (representing the text the user will see in the Files of Type pulldown) plus an associated file matching string separated by the '|' character. Some examples of valid filter strings:

"Revit Files (*.rvt)|*.rvt
"Revit Projects (*.rvt)|*.rvt|Revit Families (*.rfa)|*.rfa"
"All files|*.*"
"All Revit files (*.rvt, *.rfa, *.rte, *.rft)|*.rvt;*.rfa;*.rte;*.rft"

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsArgumentException	When setting this property: The input filter string does not meet the minimal requirements for a valid filter string.
Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsArgumentNullException	When setting this property: A non-optional argument was null

Filter Property

Syntax

Field Value

Exceptions

See Also

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