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GetDefaultElementTypeId Method

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

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

See Also