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Duplicate Method

Duplicates an existing element type and assigns it a new name.

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

Syntax

C#
public ElementType Duplicate(
	string name
)
Visual Basic
Public Function Duplicate ( _
	name As String _
) As ElementType
Visual C++
public:
ElementType^ Duplicate(
	String^ name
)

Parameters

name
Type: SystemString
The new name of the element type.

Return Value

The duplicated element type.

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsArgumentException name is an empty string. -or- name cannot include prohibited characters, such as "{, }, [, ], |, ;, less-than sign, greater-than sign, ?, `, ~". -or- The element type name was empty, contained invalid characters, or was invalid for the specific element type. -or- The name is already in use for this element type.
Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was null
Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsInternalException Duplicate element type could not be obtained.
Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsInvalidOperationException The ElementType cannot be copied.

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