Selection Pick Box(Pick Box Style, String) Method

Invokes a general purpose two-click editor that lets the user to specify a rectangular area on the screen.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.UI.Selection
Assembly: RevitAPIUI (in RevitAPIUI.dll) Version: 25.0.0.0 (25.0.0.0)

Syntax

public PickedBox PickBox(
	PickBoxStyle style,
	string statusPrompt
)

Public Function PickBox ( 
	style As PickBoxStyle,
	statusPrompt As String
) As PickedBox

public:
PickedBox^ PickBox(
	PickBoxStyle style, 
	String^ statusPrompt
)

member PickBox : 
        style : PickBoxStyle * 
        statusPrompt : string -> PickedBox

style PickBoxStyle: Specifies the value that controls the style of the pick box.
statusPrompt String: The message shown on the status bar.

PickedBox
The picked box that contains two XYZ points.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentOutOfRangeException	Thrown when the style is not a recognized value.
ArgumentNullException	Thrown when the argument statusPrompt is .
OperationCanceledException	Thrown when the Revit user cancelled this operation. Thrown when the Revit user tried to switch the active view, close the active document or Revit application when responding to this mode.

Remarks

The method starts an editor and returns when it finishes. Returns a PickedBox that contains two XYZ points.