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GetInstances Method

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IFCFile Get Instances Method

Gets IFC instances of one particular type.

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

Syntax

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F#

public IList<IFCAnyHandle> GetInstances(
	string entityName,
	bool includeSubTypes
)

Public Function GetInstances ( 
	entityName As String,
	includeSubTypes As Boolean
) As IList(Of IFCAnyHandle)

public:
IList<IFCAnyHandle^>^ GetInstances(
	String^ entityName, 
	bool includeSubTypes
)

member GetInstances : 
        entityName : string * 
        includeSubTypes : bool -> IList<IFCAnyHandle> 

Parameters

entityName String

The name of the instance type.

includeSubTypes Boolean

True to retrieve instances of sub types.

Return Value

IList IFCAnyHandle
The instance handles.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null

See Also

Reference

IFCFile Class

Autodesk.Revit.DB.IFC Namespace