InputFormat Property


The format of the incoming data.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 24.0.0.0 (24.0.0.0)
Since:  2017

Syntax

C#
public ShapeImporterSourceFormat InputFormat { get; set; }
Visual Basic
Public Property InputFormat As ShapeImporterSourceFormat
	Get
	Set
Visual C++
public:
property ShapeImporterSourceFormat InputFormat {
	ShapeImporterSourceFormat get ();
	void set (ShapeImporterSourceFormat value);
}

Remarks

If this option is set to Auto (the default), the file name extension will be used to determine the input format. That covers most file-based data import workflows. Specify the input format explicitly to perform an additional sanity check or if you are using a non-standard file extension.

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsArgumentOutOfRangeException When setting this property: A value passed for an enumeration argument is not a member of that enumeration

See Also

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