Document Get Element(String) Method

Gets the Element referenced by a unique id string.

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

Syntax

public Element GetElement(
	string uniqueId
)

Public Function GetElement ( 
	uniqueId As String
) As Element

public:
Element^ GetElement(
	String^ uniqueId
)

member GetElement : 
        uniqueId : string -> Element

uniqueId String: The element unique id, whose referenced Element will be retrieved from the model.
UniqueId

Element
The element referenced by the input argument.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null

Remarks

will be returned if the input id string doesn't reference to a valid Element.