Family Instance Host Property

If the instance is contained within another element, this property returns the containing element. An instance that is face hosted will return the element containing the face.

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

Syntax

C++

public Element Host { get; }

Public ReadOnly Property Host As Element
	Get

public:
property Element^ Host {
	Element^ get ();
}

member Host : Element with get

Property Value

Element

Remarks

An example of an instance that is contained is a window. In this case the host property would return the wall in which the window is contained. Another example is an instance that is hosted to a planar or curved face in a Mass element will return the Mass element.

Reference

FamilyInstance Class

Autodesk.Revit.DB Namespace