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IsValidCategoryId Method

Test the category id to make sure the category is allowed for a DirectShape or DirectShapeType.

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

Syntax

C#
public static bool IsValidCategoryId(
	ElementId categoryId,
	Document doc
)
Visual Basic
Public Shared Function IsValidCategoryId ( _
	categoryId As ElementId, _
	doc As Document _
) As Boolean
Visual C++
public:
static bool IsValidCategoryId(
	ElementId^ categoryId, 
	Document^ doc
)

Parameters

categoryId
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DBElementId
Category id to be tested.
doc
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DBDocument
Document to look up the category by id.

Return Value

True if the category is allowed for a DirectShape or DirectShapeType, false if not.

Exceptions

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

See Also