Parse the string representation of the id into a corresponding ElementId.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 23.0.0.0 (23.1.0.0)
Since: 2023

Syntax

C#
public static bool TryParse(
	string idStr,
	out ElementId id
)
Visual Basic
Public Shared Function TryParse ( _
	idStr As String, _
	<OutAttribute> ByRef id As ElementId _
) As Boolean
Visual C++
public:
static bool TryParse(
	String^ idStr, 
	[OutAttribute] ElementId^% id
)

Parameters

idStr
Type: System..::..String
The string representation of the id to return.
id
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB..::..ElementId%
Out parameter set to the ElementId represented by the string.

Return Value

true if the string was successfully parsed into an ElementId, false otherwise.

Remarks

If the string represents [!:Autodesk::Revit::DB::Element::InvalidElementId] the id will contain it upon return. If the parse fails, the id will be undefined.

See Also