UIDocumentCanPlaceElementType Method

Verifies that the user can be prompted to place the input element type interactively.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.UI
Assembly: RevitAPIUI (in RevitAPIUI.dll) Version: 25.0.0.0 (25.0.0.0)

Syntax

public bool CanPlaceElementType(
	ElementType elementType
)

Public Function CanPlaceElementType ( 
	elementType As ElementType
) As Boolean

public:
bool CanPlaceElementType(
	ElementType^ elementType
)

member CanPlaceElementType : 
        elementType : ElementType -> bool

Parameters

elementType ElementType: The ElementType.

Return Value

Boolean
True if the user can be prompted to place the input element type interactively, false otherwise.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null

Remarks

If an element type can be placed interactively, it may be used as input to PostRequestForElementTypePlacement(ElementType) to have the user place an instance of the element. However, this function does not evaluate whether that element instance may actually be placed in the current active view.

Reference

UIDocument Class

Autodesk.Revit.UI Namespace