Creates a new material.
Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 26.2.0.0 (26.2.0.0)
Syntax
C#
public static ElementId Create( Document document, string name )
Parameters
- document Document
- The document in which to create the material.
- name String
- The name of the new material.
Return Value
ElementIdIdentifier of the new material.
Exceptions
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentException | name cannot include prohibited characters, such as "{, }, [, ], |, ;, less-than sign, greater-than sign, ?, `, ~". -or- The given value for name is already in use as a material element name. |
| ArgumentNullException | A non-optional argument was null |