External Resource Reference Is Valid Reference Method

Checks whether the reference is in a valid format.

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

Syntax

public bool IsValidReference(
	ExternalResourceType resourceType
)

Public Function IsValidReference ( 
	resourceType As ExternalResourceType
) As Boolean

public:
bool IsValidReference(
	ExternalResourceType^ resourceType
)

member IsValidReference : 
        resourceType : ExternalResourceType -> bool

resourceType ExternalResourceType: The type of resource which the ExternalResourceReference should correspond to.

Boolean
True if this is a valid ExternalResourceReference. False otherwise.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null

Remarks

This function checks:

The server id corresponds to a valid server which implements IExternalResourceServer.
The server supports the given ExternalResourceType.
The reference information is well-formed.

This function does not check whether the resource exists on the server.