UIDocumentPromptToMatchElementType Method

Prompts the user to select elements to change them to the input type.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.UI
Assembly: RevitAPIUI (in RevitAPIUI.dll) Version: 25.0.0.0 (25.0.0.0)

Syntax

public void PromptToMatchElementType(
	ElementType elementType
)

Public Sub PromptToMatchElementType ( 
	elementType As ElementType
)

public:
void PromptToMatchElementType(
	ElementType^ elementType
)

member PromptToMatchElementType : 
        elementType : ElementType -> unit

Parameters

elementType ElementType: The ElementType applied to selected instances.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null
InvalidOperationException	This document is not the currently active one. -or- Starting a new transaction is not permitted. It could be because another transaction already started and has not been completed yet, or the document is in a state in which it cannot start a new transaction.

Remarks

This method uses its own transaction, so it's not permitted to be invoked in an active transaction. In a single invocation, the user can select multiple elements to be modified to the given type, until they finish.

Reference

UIDocument Class

Autodesk.Revit.UI Namespace