Element Design Option Property

Returns the design option to which the element belongs.

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

Syntax

public DesignOption DesignOption { get; }

Public ReadOnly Property DesignOption As DesignOption
	Get

public:
property DesignOption^ DesignOption {
	DesignOption^ get ();
}

member DesignOption : DesignOption with get

Property Value

DesignOption

Remarks

If the element is not in a design option, i.e. in the main model, then this property will return .

Example

C++

void Getinfo_DesignOption(Document document)
{
    // Get the selected Elements in the Active Document
    UIDocument uidoc = new UIDocument(document);
    ICollection<ElementId> selectedIds = uidoc.Selection.GetElementIds();

    foreach (ElementId id in selectedIds)
    {
        Element element = document.GetElement(id);
        //Use the DesignOption property of Element
        if (element.DesignOption != null)
        {
            TaskDialog.Show("Revit",element.DesignOption.Name.ToString());
        }
    }
}

Private Sub Getinfo_DesignOption(document As Document)
    ' Get the selected Elements in the Active Document
    Dim uidoc As New UIDocument(document)
    Dim selectedIds As ICollection(Of ElementId) = uidoc.Selection.GetElementIds()

    For Each id As ElementId In selectedIds
        Dim element As Element = document.GetElement(id)
        'Use the DesignOption property of Element
        If element.DesignOption IsNot Nothing Then
            TaskDialog.Show("Revit", element.DesignOption.Name.ToString())
        End If
    Next
End Sub

Reference

Element Class

Autodesk.Revit.DB Namespace

DesignOption Property

Element Design Option Property

Property Value

Reference