IFCCategory Template Is Valid Name Method

Returns result that the proposed name is valid and not exist in the specified document.

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

Syntax

public static bool IsValidName(
	Document document,
	string name
)

Public Shared Function IsValidName ( 
	document As Document,
	name As String
) As Boolean

public:
static bool IsValidName(
	Document^ document, 
	String^ name
)

static member IsValidName : 
        document : Document * 
        name : string -> bool

Parameters

document Document: Document to check
name String: Name to check.

Return Value

Boolean
Whether or not the name is valid.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null

Remarks

Name can't contains following characters, such as { } [ ] | ; < > ? ` ~ \ : \r \n \f \t \v. Name can't be blank. If true, the name is valid and not exist in specified document. If false, the name is not a valid name which means it does not exist in specified document.

Reference

IFCCategoryTemplate Class

Autodesk.Revit.DB Namespace

IsValidName Method

IFCCategory Template Is Valid Name Method

Parameters

Return Value

Reference

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