Gets the external file referencing data for the given element.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 21.0.0.0 (21.1.1.109)
Since:  2012

Syntax

C#
public static ExternalFileReference GetExternalFileReference(
	Document aDoc,
	ElementId elemId
)
Visual Basic
Public Shared Function GetExternalFileReference ( _
	aDoc As Document, _
	elemId As ElementId _
) As ExternalFileReference
Visual C++
public:
static ExternalFileReference^ GetExternalFileReference(
	Document^ aDoc, 
	ElementId^ elemId
)

Parameters

aDoc
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB..::..Document
A Revit Document.
elemId
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB..::..ElementId
The element whose external file reference we want.

Return Value

An object containing path and type information for the given element's external file.

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..ArgumentException The element elemId does not exist in the document -or- elemId does not represent an external file reference.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was NULL

See Also