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ContainsType Method

A quick check whether a definition type already exists in the library. Checks for type objects only.

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

Syntax

C#
public bool ContainsType(
	string name
)
Visual Basic
Public Function ContainsType ( _
	name As String _
) As Boolean
Visual C++
public:
bool ContainsType(
	String^ name
)

Parameters

name
Type: SystemString
Definition id

Return Value

True if a geometry definition exists, false otherwise.

Exceptions

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

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