Column Attachment Is Valid Target(Family Instance, Element) Method

Says whether the element can be used as a target for a new attachment.

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

Syntax

public static bool IsValidTarget(
	FamilyInstance column,
	Element target
)

Public Shared Function IsValidTarget ( 
	column As FamilyInstance,
	target As Element
) As Boolean

public:
static bool IsValidTarget(
	FamilyInstance^ column, 
	Element^ target
)

static member IsValidTarget : 
        column : FamilyInstance * 
        target : Element -> bool

column FamilyInstance: The column to attach. If the target is a beam or brace, the column will be checked to see if it is slanted. Otherwise, this argument is not used and may be omitted.
target Element: A proposed target element for a column attachment.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null

Remarks

Valid targets are roofs, floors, and ceilings. Beams and braces are also valid targets, except for slanted columns.