GetInstanceCount Method


Counts IFC instances of one particular type.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB.IFC
Assembly: RevitAPIIFC (in RevitAPIIFC.dll) Version: 24.0.0.0 (24.0.0.0)
Since:  2014

Syntax

C#
public int GetInstanceCount(
	string entityName,
	bool includeSubTypes
)
Visual Basic
Public Function GetInstanceCount ( _
	entityName As String, _
	includeSubTypes As Boolean _
) As Integer
Visual C++
public:
int GetInstanceCount(
	String^ entityName, 
	bool includeSubTypes
)

Parameters

entityName
Type: SystemString
The name of the instance type.
includeSubTypes
Type: SystemBoolean
True to count instances of sub types.

Return Value

The count.

Exceptions

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

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