Gets the BuiltInCategory value corresponding to the given built-in category identifier.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 23.0.0.0 (23.1.0.0)
Since:  2022

Syntax

C#
public static BuiltInCategory GetBuiltInCategory(
	ForgeTypeId categoryTypeId
)
Visual Basic
Public Shared Function GetBuiltInCategory ( _
	categoryTypeId As ForgeTypeId _
) As BuiltInCategory
Visual C++
public:
static BuiltInCategory GetBuiltInCategory(
	ForgeTypeId^ categoryTypeId
)

Parameters

categoryTypeId
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB..::..ForgeTypeId
The built-in category identifier.

Return Value

The BuiltInCategory value corresponding to the given built-in category identifier.

Remarks

A ForgeTypeId identifies a built-in category if it corresponds to a valid BuiltInCategory value according to Category.IsBuiltInCategory(ForgeTypeId) and Category.GetBuiltInCategoryTypeId(BuiltInCategory).

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..ArgumentException categoryTypeId is not a built-in category identifier. See Category.IsBuiltInCategory(ForgeTypeId) and Category.GetBuiltInCategoryTypeId(BuiltInCategory).
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was null

See Also