SetIsFilterEnabled Method


Sets the filter enabled flag.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 24.0.0.0 (24.0.0.0)
Since:  2021

Syntax

C#
public void SetIsFilterEnabled(
	ElementId filterElementId,
	bool enable
)
Visual Basic
Public Sub SetIsFilterEnabled ( _
	filterElementId As ElementId, _
	enable As Boolean _
)
Visual C++
public:
void SetIsFilterEnabled(
	ElementId^ filterElementId, 
	bool enable
)

Parameters

filterElementId
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DBElementId
The ElementId of the filter.
enable
Type: SystemBoolean
True if the specified filter should be enabled in this view, false otherwise.

Remarks

Several filters can be applied to a view in a sertain order. This enable/disable flag allows one to quickly turn on/off the action of a particular filter in this view (without removing the filter from the set of applied filters and loosing the corresponding overrides). By default, all the filters applied to a view are enabled.

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsArgumentException Filter is not applied to the view. -or- ElementId is not associated with a FilterElement.
Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was null
Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsInvalidOperationException The element "this View" does not belong to a project document. -or- The view type does not support Visibility/Graphics Overriddes.

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