External Resource Reference Get Resource Short Display Name Method

Gets the short display name of the external resource.

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

Syntax

public string GetResourceShortDisplayName()

Public Function GetResourceShortDisplayName As String

public:
String^ GetResourceShortDisplayName()

member GetResourceShortDisplayName : unit -> string

Return Value

String
The short display name of the external resource.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
InvalidOperationException	The ExternalResourceReference (this ExternalResourceReference) is has no valid display path.

Remarks

For an external resource, such as a Rvt Link loaded from an external server, which has a full display path such as "My Server://Nested/Nested_1.rvt", this function returns "Nested_1.rvt". For an external resource, such as a Rvt Link loaded from the "built-in" server, which has a full display path such as "c:\LocalLinks\Link_1.rvt", this function returns "Link_1.rvt".

Reference

ExternalResourceReference Class

Autodesk.Revit.DB Namespace

GetResourceShortDisplayName Method

External Resource Reference Get Resource Short Display Name Method

Return Value

Reference

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