DocumentGetDefaultFamilyTypeId Method

public ElementId GetDefaultFamilyTypeId(
	ElementId familyCategoryId
)

Public Function GetDefaultFamilyTypeId ( 
	familyCategoryId As ElementId
) As ElementId

public:
ElementId^ GetDefaultFamilyTypeId(
	ElementId^ familyCategoryId
)

member GetDefaultFamilyTypeId : 
        familyCategoryId : ElementId -> ElementId 

private void AssignDefaultTypeToColumn(Document document, FamilyInstance column)
{
    ElementId defaultTypeId = document.GetDefaultFamilyTypeId(new ElementId(BuiltInCategory.OST_StructuralColumns));

    if (defaultTypeId != ElementId.InvalidElementId)
    {
        FamilySymbol defaultType = document.GetElement(defaultTypeId) as FamilySymbol;
        if (defaultType != null)
        {
            column.Symbol = defaultType;
        }
    }
}

Private Sub AssignDefaultTypeToColumn(document As Document, column As FamilyInstance)
   Dim defaultTypeId As ElementId = document.GetDefaultFamilyTypeId(New ElementId(BuiltInCategory.OST_StructuralColumns))

   If defaultTypeId <> ElementId.InvalidElementId Then
      Dim defaultType As FamilySymbol = TryCast(document.GetElement(defaultTypeId), FamilySymbol)
      If defaultType IsNot Nothing Then
         column.Symbol = defaultType
      End If
   End If
End Sub

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