RebarShapeParametersGetOrCreateElementIdForExternalDefinition Method

Retrieve the ElementId corresponding to an external rebar shape parameter in the document, if it exists; otherwise, add the parameter to the document and generate a new ElementId.

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

Syntax

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public static ElementId GetOrCreateElementIdForExternalDefinition(
	Document doc,
	ExternalDefinition externalDefinition
)

Public Shared Function GetOrCreateElementIdForExternalDefinition ( 
	doc As Document,
	externalDefinition As ExternalDefinition
) As ElementId

public:
static ElementId^ GetOrCreateElementIdForExternalDefinition(
	Document^ doc, 
	ExternalDefinition^ externalDefinition
)

static member GetOrCreateElementIdForExternalDefinition : 
        doc : Document * 
        externalDefinition : ExternalDefinition -> ElementId

Parameters

doc Document: A document.
externalDefinition ExternalDefinition: A shared parameter.

Return Value

ElementId
An ElementId representing the shared parameter stored in the document.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was .

Remarks

Before a parameter can be used in a RebarShapeDefinition, it must exist in the definition's document. There are two ways to achieve this. It can be bound to one or more categories in the document using the Document.ParameterBindings property, or it can be created with this method.

Reference

RebarShapeParameters Class

Autodesk.Revit.DB.Structure Namespace