Element Location Property |
This property is used to find the physical location of an element within a project.
Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 27.0.4.0 (27.0.4.0)
Syntax
Remarks
The Location property returns an object that can be used to find the location of an object
within the project. An object may have a point location, such as a table or may have a line location.
A wall is an example of an element that has a line location.
Example
C#
void GetLocationInformation(Autodesk.Revit.DB.Element element)
{
// Get the Location property and judge whether it exists
Autodesk.Revit.DB.Location position = element.Location;
String prompt = null;
if (null == position)
{
prompt = "No location can be found in element.";
}
else
{
// If the location is a point location, give the user information
Autodesk.Revit.DB.LocationPoint positionPoint = position as Autodesk.Revit.DB.LocationPoint;
if (null != positionPoint)
{
prompt = "Element has a point location.";
}
else
{
// If the location is a curve location, give the user information
Autodesk.Revit.DB.LocationCurve positionCurve = position as Autodesk.Revit.DB.LocationCurve;
if (null != positionCurve)
{
prompt = "Element has a curve location.";
}
}
}
if (null != prompt)
{
TaskDialog.Show("Revit",prompt);
}
}