Checks whether a category can be used for a material takeoff.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 21.0.0.0 (21.1.1.109)
Since:  2013

Syntax

C#
public static bool IsValidCategoryForMaterialTakeoff(
	ElementId categoryId
)
Visual Basic
Public Shared Function IsValidCategoryForMaterialTakeoff ( _
	categoryId As ElementId _
) As Boolean
Visual C++
public:
static bool IsValidCategoryForMaterialTakeoff(
	ElementId^ categoryId
)

Parameters

categoryId
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB..::..ElementId
The category ID to check.

Return Value

True if the category can be used for a material takeoff, false otherwise.

Exceptions

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

See Also