CanCategoryBeDisplaced Method


Displacement Element Can Category Be Displaced Method

Indicates whether elements of the specified category are eligible as displaced elements.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.0.0.0 (25.0.0.0)
Syntax
public static bool CanCategoryBeDisplaced(
	ElementId categoryId
)

Parameters

categoryId ElementId
Category id of element to be replaced.

Return Value

Boolean
Returns true if elements of this category can be displaced, and false otherwise.
Exceptions
Exception Condition
ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was null
Remarks
Elements may be disallowed as displaced elements for reasons other than their category.
See Also
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