Exclusion Filter Class

A filter used to exclude a set of elements automatically.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System Object
Autodesk.Revit.DB ElementFilter
Autodesk.Revit.DB ElementQuickFilter
Autodesk.Revit.DB ExclusionFilter

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

Syntax

public class ExclusionFilter : ElementQuickFilter

Public Class ExclusionFilter
	Inherits ElementQuickFilter

public ref class ExclusionFilter : public ElementQuickFilter

type ExclusionFilter = 
    class
        inherit ElementQuickFilter
    end

The ExclusionFilter type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	ExclusionFilter	Constructs a new instance of a filter to exclude elements automatically.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	Inverted	True if the results of the filter are inverted; elements that would normally be accepted by this filter will be rejected, and elements that would normally be rejected will be accepted. (Inherited from ElementFilter )
	IsValidObject	Specifies whether the .NET object represents a valid Revit entity. (Inherited from ElementFilter )

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Dispose	(Inherited from ElementFilter )
	Equals	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object )
	GetHashCode	Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object )
	GetIdsToExclude	Returns the ids to be excluded by this filter.
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object )
	PassesFilter(Element)	Applies the filter to a given element. (Inherited from ElementFilter )
	PassesFilter(Document, ElementId)	Applies the filter to a given element. (Inherited from ElementFilter )
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object )

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Remarks

This filter is a quick filter. Quick filters operate only on the ElementRecord, a low-memory class which has a limited interface to read element properties. Elements which are rejected by a quick filter will not be expanded in memory.

Example

C++

// Use Exclusion filter to find exclude a set of elements in the document automatically 

// Find all walls that are not currently selected, 
// Get all element ids which are current selected by users, exclude these ids when filtering
ICollection<ElementId> selectedIds = uiDocument.Selection.GetElementIds();

// Use the selection to instantiate an exclusion filter
ExclusionFilter filter = new ExclusionFilter(selectedIds);
// For the sake of simplicity we do not test here whether the selection is empty or not,
// but in production code a proper validation would have to be done to avoid an argument
// exception from the filter's consructor.

// Apply the filter to the elements in the active document,
// Use shortcut method OfClass() to find Walls only
FilteredElementCollector collector = new FilteredElementCollector(uiDocument.Document);
IList<Element> walls = collector.WherePasses(filter).OfClass(typeof(Wall)).ToElements();

' Use Exclusion filter to find exclude a set of elements in the document automatically 

' Find all walls that are not currently selected, 
' Get all element ids which are current selected by users, exclude these ids when filtering
Dim selectedIds As ICollection(Of ElementId) = uiDocument.Selection.GetElementIds()

' Use the selection to instantiate an exclusion filter
Dim filter As New ExclusionFilter(selectedIds)
' For the sake of simplicity we do not test here whether the selection is empty or not,
' but in production code a proper validation would have to be done to avoid an argument
' exception from the filter's consructor.

' Apply the filter to the elements in the active document,
' Use shortcut method OfClass() to find Walls only
Dim collector As New FilteredElementCollector(uiDocument.Document)
Dim walls As IList(Of Element) = collector.WherePasses(filter).OfClass(GetType(Wall)).ToElements()

Reference

Autodesk.Revit.DB Namespace

ExclusionFilter Class

Exclusion Filter Class

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