ViewDuplicate Method

Duplicates this view.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 27.0.4.0 (27.0.4.0)
Syntax
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public ElementId Duplicate(
	ViewDuplicateOption duplicateOption
)

Parameters

duplicateOption  ViewDuplicateOption
The option to use when duplicating the view.

Return Value

ElementId
The id of the newly created view.
Exceptions
ExceptionCondition
ArgumentOutOfRangeException A value passed for an enumeration argument is not a member of that enumeration
InvalidOperationException View cannot be duplicated
Example
C#
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public View CreateDependentCopy(View view)
{
    View dependentView = null;
    ElementId newViewId = ElementId.InvalidElementId;
    if (view.CanViewBeDuplicated(ViewDuplicateOption.AsDependent))
    {
        newViewId = view.Duplicate(ViewDuplicateOption.AsDependent);
        dependentView = view.Document.GetElement(newViewId) as View;
        if (null != dependentView)
        {
            if (dependentView.GetPrimaryViewId() == view.Id)
            {
                TaskDialog.Show("Dependent View", "Dependent view created successfully!");
            }
        }
    }

    return dependentView;
}
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