If the instance is contained within another element, this property returns the containing element. An instance that is face hosted will return the element containing the face.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 21.0.0.0 (21.1.1.109)

Syntax

C#
public Element Host { get; }
Visual Basic
Public ReadOnly Property Host As Element
	Get
Visual C++
public:
property Element^ Host {
	Element^ get ();
}

Remarks

An example of an instance that is contained is a window. In this case the host property would return the wall in which the window is contained. Another example is an instance that is hosted to a planar or curved face in a Mass element will return the Mass element.

See Also