Export Utils Get Export Id(Subelement) Method

Retrieves the GUID representing the subelement in DWF and IFC export.

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

Syntax

public static Guid GetExportId(
	Subelement subelement
)

Public Shared Function GetExportId ( 
	subelement As Subelement
) As Guid

public:
static Guid GetExportId(
	Subelement^ subelement
)

static member GetExportId : 
        subelement : Subelement -> Guid

Parameters

subelement Subelement: The subelement.

Return Value

Guid
The value of the GUID representing the subelement in the export context.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null

Remarks

This id is used in the contents of DWF export and IFC export and it should be used only when cross-referencing to the contents of these export formats. When storing Ids that will need to be mapped back to subelements in future sessions, UniqueId must be used.

Reference

ExportUtils Class

GetExportId Overload

Autodesk.Revit.DB Namespace

GetExportId Method (Subelement)

Export Utils Get Export Id(Subelement) Method

Parameters

Return Value

Reference

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