Prompts the user to select elements to change them to the input type.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.UI
Assembly: RevitAPIUI (in RevitAPIUI.dll) Version: 21.0.0.0 (21.1.1.109)
Since:  2015

Syntax

C#
public void PromptToMatchElementType(
	ElementType elementType
)
Visual Basic
Public Sub PromptToMatchElementType ( _
	elementType As ElementType _
)
Visual C++
public:
void PromptToMatchElementType(
	ElementType^ elementType
)

Parameters

elementType
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB..::..ElementType
The ElementType applied to selected instances.

Remarks

This method uses its own transaction, so it's not permitted to be invoked in an active transaction. In a single invocation, the user can select multiple elements to be modified to the given type, until they finish.

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was NULL
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..InvalidOperationException This document is not the currently active one. -or- Starting a new transaction is not permitted. It could be because another transaction already started and has not been completed yet, or the document is in a state in which it cannot start a new transaction.

See Also