GetMaterialId Method


Compound Structure Get Material Id Method

Retrieves the material element id of a specified layer.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.0.0.0 (25.0.0.0)
Syntax
public ElementId GetMaterialId(
	int layerIdx
)

Parameters

layerIdx Int32
Index of a layer in the CompoundStructure.

Return Value

ElementId
The material element id.
Exceptions
Exception Condition
ArgumentOutOfRangeException The layer index is out of range.
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