The filter string representing a collection of extensions allowed by the dialog.
Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.UIAssembly: RevitAPIUI (in RevitAPIUI.dll) Version: 26.4.0.0 (26.4.0.0)
Syntax
C#
public string Filter { get; set; }Property Value
String
The required format for this string is a collection of one or more filter labels (representing the text
the user will see in the Files of Type pulldown) plus an associated file matching string separated by the
'|' character.
Some examples of valid filter strings:
- "Revit Files (*.rvt)|*.rvt
- "Revit Projects (*.rvt)|*.rvt|Revit Families (*.rfa)|*.rfa"
- "All files|*.*"
- "All Revit files (*.rvt, *.rfa, *.rte, *.rft)|*.rvt;*.rfa;*.rte;*.rft"
Exceptions
| Exception | Condition |
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| ArgumentException |
When setting this property: The input filter string does not meet the minimal requirements for a valid filter string.
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| ArgumentNullException |
When setting this property: A non-optional argument was null
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