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LoadPackageContents Method

Loads add-ins from the given packageContents.xml file.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.UI
Assembly: RevitAPIUI (in RevitAPIUI.dll) Version: 24.0.0.0 (24.0.0.0)
Since: 2014

Syntax

C#
public void LoadPackageContents(
	string packageContentsPath
)
Visual Basic
Public Sub LoadPackageContents ( _
	packageContentsPath As String _
)
Visual C++
public:
void LoadPackageContents(
	String^ packageContentsPath
)

Parameters

packageContentsPath
Type: SystemString
The name of package contents file

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsFileArgumentNotFoundExceptionThrown when manifest file which is specified by packageContentsPath doesn't exist.
Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsArgumentNullExceptionThrown if the add-in file path specified by packageContentsPath is null, Or packageContentsPath is null.
Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsArgumentExceptionThrown if the add-in specified by packageContentsPath doesn't end with 'addin' or packageContentsPath is a zero-length string.
Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsFileNotFoundExceptionThrown if the packageContentsPath is not found.
Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsApplicationExceptionThrown if the manifest file specified by packageContentsPath can't be parsed successfully.
Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsInvalidOperationExceptionThrown when any of the newly added external applications fails to load and/or initialize properly, possibly because of one of the following reasons: AllowLoadingIntoExistingSession property is 'No'.Client id is duplicated.External application start up failed.
Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsInternalExceptionThrown if packageContentsPath file that was found could not be loaded.

See Also

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