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AddParameter Method (ExternalDefinition, ForgeTypeId, Boolean)

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Family Manager Add Parameter(External Definition, Forge Type Id, Boolean) Method

Add a new shared parameter to the family.

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

Syntax

C#

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C++

F#

public FamilyParameter AddParameter(
	ExternalDefinition familyDefinition,
	ForgeTypeId groupTypeId,
	bool isInstance
)

Public Function AddParameter ( 
	familyDefinition As ExternalDefinition,
	groupTypeId As ForgeTypeId,
	isInstance As Boolean
) As FamilyParameter

public:
FamilyParameter^ AddParameter(
	ExternalDefinition^ familyDefinition, 
	ForgeTypeId^ groupTypeId, 
	bool isInstance
)

member AddParameter : 
        familyDefinition : ExternalDefinition * 
        groupTypeId : ForgeTypeId * 
        isInstance : bool -> FamilyParameter 

Parameters

familyDefinition ExternalDefinition

The definition of the loaded shared parameter.

groupTypeId ForgeTypeId

The identifier of the parameter group to which the family parameter belongs.

isInstance Boolean

Indicates if the new parameter is instance or type.

Return Value

FamilyParameter
If creation was successful the new shared parameter is returned, otherwise an exception with failure information will be thrown.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	Thrown when the input parameter group cannot be assigned to the new parameter.
InvalidOperationException	Thrown when the shared family parameter creation is not supported. Or trying to add an instance parameter of image type.

Remarks

This method can work even without any family type, but it cannot be assigned the value via FamilyManager.Set methods when there is no current type.

See Also

Reference

FamilyManager Class

AddParameter Overload

Autodesk.Revit.DB Namespace