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GetExternalDefinitionForElementId Method

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Rebar Shape Parameters Get External Definition For Element Id Method

Seach a DefinitionFile for the ExternalDefinition corresponding to a parameter in a document.

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

Syntax

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public static ExternalDefinition GetExternalDefinitionForElementId(
	Document doc,
	ElementId paramId,
	DefinitionFile definitionFile
)

Public Shared Function GetExternalDefinitionForElementId ( 
	doc As Document,
	paramId As ElementId,
	definitionFile As DefinitionFile
) As ExternalDefinition

public:
static ExternalDefinition^ GetExternalDefinitionForElementId(
	Document^ doc, 
	ElementId^ paramId, 
	DefinitionFile^ definitionFile
)

static member GetExternalDefinitionForElementId : 
        doc : Document * 
        paramId : ElementId * 
        definitionFile : DefinitionFile -> ExternalDefinition 

Parameters

doc Document

A document.

paramId ElementId

The id of a shared parameter in the document.

definitionFile DefinitionFile

A database of shared parameters.

Return Value

ExternalDefinition
The external parameter corresponding to the parameter's ElementId, or null if the Id does not correspond to an external parameter, or the parameter is not in the definition file.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was .

See Also

Reference

RebarShapeParameters Class

Autodesk.Revit.DB.Structure Namespace