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GetElement Method (String)

Gets the Element referenced by a unique id string.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 24.0.0.0 (24.0.0.0)
Since:  2013

Syntax

C#
public Element GetElement(
	string uniqueId
)
Visual Basic
Public Function GetElement ( _
	uniqueId As String _
) As Element
Visual C++
public:
Element^ GetElement(
	String^ uniqueId
)

Parameters

uniqueId
Type: SystemString
The element unique id, whose referenced Element will be retrieved from the model.
  • UniqueId

    • Return Value

    The element referenced by the input argument.

    Remarks

    a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) will be returned if the input id string doesn't reference to a valid Element.

    Exceptions

    ExceptionCondition
    Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was null

    See Also