Gets the name of the reference plane in the family corresponding to the given family instance reference.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 24.0.0.0 (24.0.0.0)
Since: 2018

Syntax

C#
`public string GetReferenceName( Reference reference )`

Visual Basic
`Public Function GetReferenceName ( _ reference As Reference _ ) As String`

Visual C++
`public: String^ GetReferenceName( Reference^ reference )`

Parameters

reference: Type: Autodesk.Revit.DBReference
The family instance reference.

Return Value

Returns the name of the reference plane in the family corresponding to the given family instance reference. If the reference doesn't correspond to a named reference plane, returns an empty string.

Remarks

If the given family reference corresponds to a named reference plane in the instance's family, the name of that reference plane will be returned. Otherwise, an empty string will be returned.

Exceptions

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

GetReferenceName Method

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See Also

Put AI to work inside Revit.