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Document.GetDefaultElementTypeId Method

Gets the default element type id with the given DefaultElementType id.


Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 26.1.0.0 (26.1.0.34)

Syntax

C#

public ElementId GetDefaultElementTypeId(
	ElementTypeGroup defaultTypeId
)

Parameters

defaultTypeId  ElementTypeGroup
The default element type id.

Return Value

ElementId
The element type id.

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
ArgumentOutOfRangeException A value passed for an enumeration argument is not a member of that enumeration

Example

C#

private bool IsWallUsingDefaultType(Document document, Wall wall)
{
    ElementId defaultElementTypeId = document.GetDefaultElementTypeId(ElementTypeGroup.WallType);
    return (wall.WallType.Id == defaultElementTypeId);
}

VB

Private Function IsWallUsingDefaultType(document As Document, wall As Wall) As Boolean
   Dim defaultElementTypeId As ElementId = document.GetDefaultElementTypeId(ElementTypeGroup.WallType)
   Return (wall.WallType.Id = defaultElementTypeId)
End Function

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