CheckoutElementsRequestTooLargeException Class

Exception is thrown when too many elements are requested for checkout
Inheritance Hierarchy
SystemObject
  SystemException
    Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsApplicationException
      Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsCentralModelException
        Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsCheckoutElementsRequestTooLargeException

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.0.0.0 (25.0.0.0)
Syntax
[SerializableAttribute]
public class CheckoutElementsRequestTooLargeException : CentralModelException

The CheckoutElementsRequestTooLargeException type exposes the following members.

Properties
 NameDescription
Public propertyDataGets a collection of key/value pairs that provide additional user-defined information about the exception.
(Inherited from Exception)
Public propertyFunctionIdThe information of the function throwing the exception.
(Inherited from ApplicationException)
Public propertyHelpLinkGets or sets a link to the help file associated with this exception.
(Inherited from Exception)
Public propertyHResultGets or sets HRESULT, a coded numerical value that is assigned to a specific exception.
(Inherited from Exception)
Public propertyInnerExceptionGets the Exception instance that caused the current exception.
(Inherited from Exception)
Public propertyMessageGets a message that describes the current exception.
(Inherited from Exception)
Public propertySourceGets or sets the name of the application or the object that causes the error.
(Inherited from Exception)
Public propertyStackTraceGets a string representation of the immediate frames on the call stack.
(Inherited from Exception)
Public propertyTargetSiteGets the method that throws the current exception.
(Inherited from Exception)
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Methods
 NameDescription
Public methodEqualsDetermines whether the specified object is equal to the current object.
(Inherited from Object)
Public methodGetBaseExceptionWhen overridden in a derived class, returns the Exception that is the root cause of one or more subsequent exceptions.
(Inherited from Exception)
Public methodGetHashCodeServes as the default hash function.
(Inherited from Object)
Public methodGetObjectDataRetrieves data needed to serialize the target object.
(Overrides CentralModelExceptionGetObjectData(SerializationInfo, StreamingContext))
Public methodGetTypeGets the runtime type of the current instance.
(Inherited from Exception)
Public methodToStringCreates and returns a string representation of the current exception.
(Inherited from Exception)
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Example
void HandleCheckoutElementsRequestTooLargeException(Document doc)
{
   FilteredElementCollector collector = new FilteredElementCollector(doc);
   ICollection<ElementId> rooms = collector.WherePasses(new RoomFilter()).ToElementIds();

   try
   {
      ICollection<ElementId> checkoutelements = WorksharingUtils.CheckoutElements(doc, rooms);
   }
   catch (Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions.CheckoutElementsRequestTooLargeException)
   {
      IEnumerable<WorksetId> worksets = rooms.Select(elemId => doc.GetWorksetId(elemId)).Distinct();

      TaskDialog dlg = new TaskDialog("Elements can't be checked out")
      {
         MainInstruction = $"You are trying to check out a large number of elements. Instead check out the following {worksets.Count()} worksets:",
         MainContent = string.Join(", ", worksets),
      };
      dlg.Show();

      TransactWithCentralOptions twcOptions = new TransactWithCentralOptions();
      ISet<WorksetId> worksetsCheckedout = WorksharingUtils.CheckoutWorksets(doc, worksets.ToHashSet(), twcOptions);

      TaskDialog.Show(
            title: "Worksets are checked out",
            mainInstruction: $"{worksetsCheckedout.Count} worksets are checked out.");
   }
}
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