Duplicates an existing element type and assigns it a new name.

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

Syntax

C#
public ElementType Duplicate(
	string name
)
Visual Basic
Public Function Duplicate ( _
	name As String _
) As ElementType
Visual C++
public:
ElementType^ Duplicate(
	String^ name
)

Parameters

name
Type: System..::..String
The new name of the element type.

Return Value

The duplicated element type.

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..ArgumentException name is an empty string. -or- name cannot include prohibited characters. -or- The element type name was empty, contained invalid characters, or was invalid for the specific element type. -or- The name is already in use for this element type.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was NULL
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..InternalException Duplicate element type could not be obtained.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..InvalidOperationException The ElementType cannot be copied.

See Also