ElementIdTryParse Method

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

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

Syntax

public static bool TryParse(
	string idStr,
	out ElementId id
)

Public Shared Function TryParse ( 
	idStr As String,
	<OutAttribute> ByRef id As ElementId
) As Boolean

public:
static bool TryParse(
	String^ idStr, 
	[OutAttribute] ElementId^% id
)

static member TryParse : 
        idStr : string * 
        id : ElementId byref -> bool

Parameters

idStr String: The string representation of the id to return.
id ElementId: Out parameter set to the ElementId represented by the string.

Return Value

Boolean
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.

Reference

ElementId Class

Autodesk.Revit.DB Namespace