FilterDialog Class

Allows display of the dialog used to create and edit FilterElements in Autodesk Revit.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
Autodesk.Revit.UI.FilterDialog

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.UI
Assembly: RevitAPIUI (in RevitAPIUI.dll) Version: 26.1.0.0 (26.1.0.34)

Syntax

C#

public class FilterDialog : IDisposable

The FilterDialog type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	FilterDialog(Document, ElementId)	Constructs a new instance of the FilterDialog class, while setting the id of the FilterElement to be selected when the dialog is shown.
	FilterDialog(Document, String)	Constructs a new instance of the FilterDialog class, while setting the name of the new ParameterFilterElement to be created and selected for editing.

Properties

	Name	Description
	FilterToSelect	The filter element to be selected once Show is invoked.
	IsValidObject	Specifies whether the .NET object represents a valid Revit entity.
	NewFilterId	The ElementId of the new filter created. The value is populated after Show method is executed.
	NewFilterName	The name of the new ParameterFilterElement to be created and selected once Show is invoked.

Methods

	Name	Description
	Dispose	Releases all resources used by the FilterDialog
	Equals	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object)
	GetHashCode	Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object)
	Show	Shows the FilterDialog editing dialog to the user.
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object)

Remarks

The class provides the option to launch the dialog by selecting an existing FilterElement, or automatically creating a new ParameterFilterElement. In both cases the affected element will be selected for editing. Note that the user may opt to add, delete or edit any of the available filter elements (or make no changes at all).