Gets the default element type id with the given DefaultElementType id.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 24.0.0.0 (24.0.0.0)
Since: 2015

Syntax

C#
`public ElementId GetDefaultElementTypeId( ElementTypeGroup defaultTypeId )`

Visual Basic
`Public Function GetDefaultElementTypeId ( _ defaultTypeId As ElementTypeGroup _ ) As ElementId`

Visual C++
`public: ElementId^ GetDefaultElementTypeId( ElementTypeGroup defaultTypeId )`

Parameters

defaultTypeId: Type: Autodesk.Revit.DBElementTypeGroup
The default element type id.

Return Value

The element type id.

Examples

CopyC#

private bool IsWallUsingDefaultType(Document document, Wall wall)
{
    ElementId defaultElementTypeId = document.GetDefaultElementTypeId(ElementTypeGroup.WallType);
    return (wall.WallType.Id == defaultElementTypeId);
}

CopyVB.NET

Private Function IsWallUsingDefaultType(document As Document, wall As Wall) As Boolean
   Dim defaultElementTypeId As ElementId = document.GetDefaultElementTypeId(ElementTypeGroup.WallType)
   Return (wall.WallType.Id = defaultElementTypeId)
End Function

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsArgumentOutOfRangeException	A value passed for an enumeration argument is not a member of that enumeration

GetDefaultElementTypeId Method

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