IExternal Data Manager Server Get Preview Image File Method

Retrieves the handle of preview image.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.UI
Assembly: RevitAPIUI (in RevitAPIUI.dll) Version: 27.0.4.0 (27.0.4.0)

Syntax

string GetPreviewImageFile(
	Document document,
	ExternalDataManagerDataItemId dataId
)

Function GetPreviewImageFile ( 
	document As Document,
	dataId As ExternalDataManagerDataItemId
) As String

String^ GetPreviewImageFile(
	Document^ document, 
	ExternalDataManagerDataItemId^ dataId
)

abstract GetPreviewImageFile : 
        document : Document * 
        dataId : ExternalDataManagerDataItemId -> string

Parameters

document Document: The document.
dataId ExternalDataManagerDataItemId: The id of data.

Return Value

String
The path of the preview image file.

Remarks

Alternative to getPreviewImage: provide a temporary file path that contains the preview bitmap. Useful when the preview is larger than what can reasonably be kept in memory or when the generation happens in another process.

Reference

IExternalDataManagerServer Interface

Autodesk.Revit.UI Namespace

GetPreviewImageFile Method

IExternal Data Manager Server Get Preview Image File Method

Parameters

Return Value

Reference

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