DefinitionGetDataType Method

Gets a ForgeTypeId identifying the data type describing values of the parameter.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 26.0.4.0 (26.0.4.0)

Syntax

public ForgeTypeId GetDataType()

Public Function GetDataType As ForgeTypeId

public:
ForgeTypeId^ GetDataType()

member GetDataType : unit -> ForgeTypeId

Return Value

ForgeTypeId
A ForgeTypeId identifying the data type of the parameter or an empty ForgeTypeId.

Remarks

The returned ForgeTypeId may be empty or may identify either a spec or a category. When it is a category, it indicates a Family Type parameter of that category. See Parameter.IsSpec(ForgeTypeId), UnitUtils.IsMeasurableSpec(ForgeTypeId), Category.IsBuiltInCategory(ForgeTypeId), and Parameter.IsValidDataType(ForgeTypeId). Some built-in parameters, such as those for color or level, have special data types which are not available for use with user-defined parameters and which have no representation in the Revit user interface or API. For these built-in parameters, this method returns an empty ForgeTypeId instance.

Reference

Definition Class

Autodesk.Revit.DB Namespace