ElementTypeDuplicate Method

Duplicates an existing element type and assigns it a new name.

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

Syntax

public ElementType Duplicate(
	string name
)

Public Function Duplicate ( 
	name As String
) As ElementType

public:
ElementType^ Duplicate(
	String^ name
)

member Duplicate : 
        name : string -> ElementType

ElementType
The duplicated element type.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	name is an empty string. -or- name cannot include prohibited characters, such as "{, }, [, ], \|, ;, less-than sign, greater-than sign, ?, `, ~". -or- The element type name was empty, contained invalid characters, or was invalid for the specific element type. -or- The name is already in use for this element type.
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null
InternalException	Duplicate element type could not be obtained.
InvalidOperationException	The ElementType cannot be copied.