CategoriesNewSubcategory Method

public Category NewSubcategory(
	Category parentCategory,
	string name
)

Public Function NewSubcategory ( 
	parentCategory As Category,
	name As String
) As Category

public:
Category^ NewSubcategory(
	Category^ parentCategory, 
	String^ name
)

member NewSubcategory : 
        parentCategory : Category * 
        name : string -> Category 

public void AssignSubCategory(Document document, GenericForm extrusion)
{
    // create a new subcategory 
    Category cat = document.OwnerFamily.FamilyCategory;
    Category subCat = document.Settings.Categories.NewSubcategory(cat, "NewSubCat");

    // create a new material and assign it to the subcategory
    ElementId materialId = Material.Create(document, "Wood Material");
    subCat.Material = document.GetElement(materialId) as Material;

    // assign the subcategory to the element
    extrusion.Subcategory = subCat;
}

Public Sub AssignSubCategory(document As Document, extrusion As GenericForm)
    ' create a new subcategory 
    Dim cat As Category = document.OwnerFamily.FamilyCategory
    Dim subCat As Category = document.Settings.Categories.NewSubcategory(cat, "NewSubCat")

    ' create a new material and assign it to the subcategory
    Dim materialId As ElementId = Material.Create(document, "Wood Material")
    subCat.Material = TryCast(document.GetElement(materialId), Material)

    ' assign the subcategory to the element
    extrusion.Subcategory = subCat
End Sub

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