TextElementGetMinimumAllowedWidth(Document, ElementId) Method

Returns the minimum width a text element can be created with.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 27.0.4.0 (27.0.4.0)
Syntax
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public static double GetMinimumAllowedWidth(
	Document cdda,
	ElementId typeId
)

Parameters

cdda  Document
A document containing the new text element's type
typeId  ElementId
Id of the text type

Return Value

Double
The minimum allowed width in paper space [ft].
Exceptions
ExceptionCondition
ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was null
Remarks
Note that it is not necessarily a constant; it can be affected by properties of the text type, such as the width factor.
Example
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public TextNote AddNewTextNote(UIDocument uiDoc)
{
    Document doc = uiDoc.Document;
    XYZ textLoc = uiDoc.Selection.PickPoint("Pick a point for sample text.");
    ElementId defaultTextTypeId = doc.GetDefaultElementTypeId(ElementTypeGroup.TextNoteType);
    double noteWidth = .2;

    // make sure note width works for the text type
    double minWidth = TextNote.GetMinimumAllowedWidth(doc, defaultTextTypeId);
    double maxWidth = TextNote.GetMaximumAllowedWidth(doc, defaultTextTypeId);
    if (noteWidth < minWidth)
    {
        noteWidth = minWidth;
    }
    else if (noteWidth > maxWidth)
    {
        noteWidth = maxWidth;
    }

    TextNoteOptions opts = new TextNoteOptions(defaultTextTypeId);
    opts.HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalTextAlignment.Left;
    opts.Rotation = Math.PI / 4;

    TextNote textNote = TextNote.Create(doc, doc.ActiveView.Id, textLoc, noteWidth, "New sample text", opts);

    return textNote;
}
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