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Represents an item of a content tool.
Inheritance HierarchySystemObject
Autodesk.Revit.UIExternalDataManagerTool
Autodesk.Revit.UIExternalDataManagerTool
Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.UI
Assembly: RevitAPIUI (in RevitAPIUI.dll) Version: 27.0.4.0 (27.0.4.0)
SyntaxThe ExternalDataManagerTool type exposes the following members.
Constructors| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | ExternalDataManagerTool(ExternalDataManagerCommandId) | Constructor |
| ExternalDataManagerTool(ExternalDataManagerTool) | Create a copy of the object. |
Properties| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | CommandId | The id of the root command represented by this tool item. |
| IsValidObject | Specifies whether the .NET object represents a valid Revit entity. |
Methods| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Dispose | Releases all resources used by the ExternalDataManagerTool |
| Equals | Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object) |
| GetChildCommandIds | Obtains the sub menu of the item. |
| GetHashCode | Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object) |
| GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object) |
| SetChildCommandIds | Sets the sub menu of the item |
| ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object) |
Remarks
A tool item represents either a single actionable command (leaf)
or a container that owns one or more child commands (parent/branch).
Tool items are returned by IExternalDataManagerServer.getContentTools and
are used to populate the context-sensitive content tools panel or right-click menus.
A typical workflow is:
1. The server constructs a tool item providing the id of the root command.
2. If the root command has sub-commands the server fills ChildCommandIds
with the ids of those sub-commands.
3. Revit uses the ids to look-up command metadata in ExternalDataManagerCommand
and builds the appropriate UI.
All user-visible strings associated with commands (name, tooltip) should be
localized by the server.
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