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Element.GetExternalResourceReference Method

Gets the ExternalResourceReference associated with a specified external resource type.


Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.3.0.0 (25.3.0.0)

Syntax

C#

public ExternalResourceReference GetExternalResourceReference(
	ExternalResourceType resourceType
)

Parameters

resourceType  ExternalResourceType
The desired external resource type.

Return Value

ExternalResourceReference
The copy of the ExternalResourceReference associated with a specified external resource type.

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
ArgumentException This Element does not use a resource reference for the specified resource type.
ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was null

Remarks

For an element which has multiple external resource references under a specified type like AppearanceAssetElement, it will return the first one. See also: [!:Autodesk::Revit::DB::Element::getExternalResourceReferenceExpanded].

See Also

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