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GetExternalResourceReference Method

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Element Get External Resource Reference Method

Gets the ExternalResourceReference associated with a specified external resource type.

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

Syntax

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public ExternalResourceReference GetExternalResourceReference(
	ExternalResourceType resourceType
)

Public Function GetExternalResourceReference ( 
	resourceType As ExternalResourceType
) As ExternalResourceReference

public:
ExternalResourceReference^ GetExternalResourceReference(
	ExternalResourceType^ resourceType
)

member GetExternalResourceReference : 
        resourceType : ExternalResourceType -> ExternalResourceReference 

Parameters

resourceType ExternalResourceType

The desired external resource type.

Return Value

ExternalResourceReference
The copy of the ExternalResourceReference associated with a specified external resource type.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	This Element does not use a resource reference for the specified resource type.
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null

Remarks

For an element which has multiple external resource references under a specified type like AppearanceAssetElement, it will return the first one. See also: [!:Autodesk::Revit::DB::Element::getExternalResourceReferenceExpanded] .

See Also

Reference

Element Class

Autodesk.Revit.DB Namespace