The id of the category or sub category in which the elements that this family could generate reside.

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

Syntax

C#
public ElementId FamilyCategoryId { get; set; }
Visual Basic
Public Property FamilyCategoryId As ElementId
	Get
	Set
Visual C++
public:
property ElementId^ FamilyCategoryId {
	ElementId^ get ();
	void set (ElementId^ value);
}

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..ArgumentException When setting this property: The input category id cannot be assigned as the new category for this family.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..ArgumentNullException When setting this property: A non-optional argument was NULL
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..InvalidOperationException When setting this property: The family is not an owner family for its own editable document.

See Also