Return structural section from element.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB.Structure.StructuralSections
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 21.0.0.0 (21.1.1.109)
Since:  2015

Syntax

C#
public static StructuralSection GetStructuralSection(
	Document document,
	ElementId elementId
)
Visual Basic
Public Shared Function GetStructuralSection ( _
	document As Document, _
	elementId As ElementId _
) As StructuralSection
Visual C++
public:
static StructuralSection^ GetStructuralSection(
	Document^ document, 
	ElementId^ elementId
)

Parameters

document
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB..::..Document
The document that owns the family for beam, brace or structural column.
elementId
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB..::..ElementId
ID of family symbol or family instance for beam, brace or structural column.

Return Value

Structural section returned if element have one. For elements that do not have structural section or can not have structural section nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) will be returned.

Remarks

Only beams, braces and structural columns can have structural section associated with it.

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was NULL

See Also