DocumentGetDefaultElementTypeId Method

Gets the default element type id with the given DefaultElementType id.

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

Syntax

public ElementId GetDefaultElementTypeId(
	ElementTypeGroup defaultTypeId
)

Public Function GetDefaultElementTypeId ( 
	defaultTypeId As ElementTypeGroup
) As ElementId

public:
ElementId^ GetDefaultElementTypeId(
	ElementTypeGroup defaultTypeId
)

member GetDefaultElementTypeId : 
        defaultTypeId : ElementTypeGroup -> ElementId

Parameters

defaultTypeId ElementTypeGroup: The default element type id.

Return Value

ElementId
The element type id.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentOutOfRangeException	A value passed for an enumeration argument is not a member of that enumeration

Example

C++

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private bool IsWallUsingDefaultType(Document document, Wall wall)
{
    ElementId defaultElementTypeId = document.GetDefaultElementTypeId(ElementTypeGroup.WallType);
    return (wall.WallType.Id == defaultElementTypeId);
}

Private Function IsWallUsingDefaultType(document As Document, wall As Wall) As Boolean
   Dim defaultElementTypeId As ElementId = document.GetDefaultElementTypeId(ElementTypeGroup.WallType)
   Return (wall.WallType.Id = defaultElementTypeId)
End Function

Reference

Document Class

Autodesk.Revit.DB Namespace