FamilyInstanceGetReferenceType Method

Gets the type of the reference plane or reference line in the instance's family corresponding to the given family instance reference.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.0.0.0 (25.0.0.0)

Syntax

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public FamilyInstanceReferenceType GetReferenceType(
	Reference reference
)

Public Function GetReferenceType ( 
	reference As Reference
) As FamilyInstanceReferenceType

public:
FamilyInstanceReferenceType GetReferenceType(
	Reference^ reference
)

member GetReferenceType : 
        reference : Reference -> FamilyInstanceReferenceType

Parameters

reference Reference: The family instance reference.

Return Value

FamilyInstanceReferenceType
Returns the type of the reference plane or reference line in the instance's family corresponding to the given family instance reference. Returns FamilyInstanceReferenceType.NotAReference if the instance reference doesn't correspond to a reference plane or line in the family.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null

Reference

FamilyInstance Class

Autodesk.Revit.DB Namespace