Constructs a new instance of a filter to match elements by category, with the option to match all elements which are of the given category.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 20.0.0.0 (20.0.0.377)
Since:  2011

Syntax

C#
public ElementCategoryFilter(
	ElementId categoryId,
	bool inverted
)
Visual Basic
Public Sub New ( _
	categoryId As ElementId, _
	inverted As Boolean _
)
Visual C++
public:
ElementCategoryFilter(
	ElementId^ categoryId, 
	bool inverted
)

Parameters

categoryId
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB..::..ElementId
The category id to match.
inverted
Type: System..::..Boolean
True if the filter should match all elements which are not of the given category.

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..ArgumentException The category was not valid for filtering.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was NULL

See Also