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TryParse Method

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Element Id Try Parse Method

Parse the string representation of the id into a corresponding ElementId.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.0.0.0 (25.0.0.0)

Syntax

C#

VB

C++

F#

public static bool TryParse(
	string idStr,
	out ElementId id
)

Public Shared Function TryParse ( 
	idStr As String,
	<OutAttribute> ByRef id As ElementId
) As Boolean

public:
static bool TryParse(
	String^ idStr, 
	[OutAttribute] ElementId^% id
)

static member TryParse : 
        idStr : string * 
        id : ElementId byref -> bool 

Parameters

idStr String

The string representation of the id to return.

id ElementId

Out parameter set to the ElementId represented by the string.

Return Value

Boolean
true if the string was successfully parsed into an ElementId, false otherwise.

Remarks

If the string represents [!:Autodesk::Revit::DB::Element::InvalidElementId] the id will contain it upon return. If the parse fails, the id will be undefined.

See Also

Reference

ElementId Class

Autodesk.Revit.DB Namespace