SetFailingElement Method


Failure Message Set Failing Element Method

Sets the element that has caused the failure.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.0.0.0 (25.0.0.0)
Syntax
public FailureMessage SetFailingElement(
	ElementId id
)

Parameters

id ElementId
The element that has caused the failure.

Return Value

FailureMessage
The FailureMessage.
Exceptions
Exception Condition
ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was null
InvalidOperationException This FailureMessage is already posted to a document
Remarks
In Revit error dialog this element will be highlighted to the user and can be deleted by user via extended error dialog.
See Also
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