Category Class |
Represents the category or subcategory to which an element belongs.
Inheritance Hierarchy Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.3.0.0 (25.3.0.0)
Syntax The Category type exposes the following members.
Properties | Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | AllowsBoundParameters | To check if the category can have project parameters. |
| | AllowsVisibilityControl | Whether the visibility can be controlled by the user for this category in this view. |
| | BuiltInCategory | Gets the BuiltInCategory value for this category. |
| | CanAddSubcategory | Indicates if subcategories can be assigned to the category. |
| | CategoryType | Gets the category type of this category. |
| | HasMaterialQuantities | Identifies if elements of the category are able to report what materials they contain in what quantities. |
| | Id | Returns the category id associated with the category object. |
| | IsCuttable | Indicates if the category is cuttable or not. |
| | IsReadOnly | Identifies if the object is read-only or modifiable. (Inherited from APIObject ) |
| | IsTagCategory | Identifies if the category is associated with a type of tag for a different category. |
| | IsValid | Indicates if the Category is valid or not. |
| | IsVisibleInUI | Identifies if the category is visible to the user and should be displayed in UI. |
| | LineColor | The color of lines shown for elements of this category. |
| | Material | Retrieves or changes the material of the category. |
| | Name | The category name. |
| | Parent | Returns the parent category of this category. |
| | SubCategories | Returns a map containing all of the subcategories of this category. |
| | Visible | Retrieves or changes the visibility of the category in the active view. |
Methods | Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | Dispose | Causes the object to release immediately any resources it may be utilizing. (Inherited from APIObject ) |
| | Equals | Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object ) |
 | GetBuiltInCategory | Gets the BuiltInCategory value corresponding to the given built-in category identifier. |
| | GetBuiltInCategoryTypeId | Gets the ForgeTypeId identifying the given built-in category. |
| | GetCategory(Document, BuiltInCategory) | Retrieves a category object corresponding to a BuiltInCategory id. |
| | GetCategory(Document, ElementId) | Retrieves a category object corresponding to the category id. |
| | GetGraphicsStyle | Gets the graphics style associated with this category for the given graphics style type. |
| | GetHashCode | (Overrides Object GetHashCode ) |
| | GetLinePatternId | Gets the line pattern id associated with this category for the given graphics style type. |
| | GetLineWeight | Retrieves the line weight assigned to the category for the given graphics style type. |
| | GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object ) |
| | IsBuiltInCategory | Checks whether a ForgeTypeId identifies a built-in category. |
| | IsBuiltInCategoryValid | Checks if a Category exists for a given BuiltInCategory. |
| | SetLinePatternId | Sets the line pattern id associated with this category for the given graphics style type. |
| | SetLineWeight | Sets the line weight for the given graphics style type. |
| | ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object ) |
Remarks Categories are an important tool within Revit for identifying the inferred type of an element, such as anything in the Walls category should be considered as a wall. The API exposes access to the built in categories within Revit via the Document.Settings.Categories property.
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