A stable reference to a geometric object in a Revit model.
Inheritance Hierarchy
System.ObjectAutodesk.Revit.DB.APIObject
Autodesk.Revit.DB.Reference
Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 26.1.0.0 (26.1.0.34)
Syntax
C#
public class Reference : APIObject
The Reference type exposes the following members.
Constructors
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | Reference | Creates a Reference with the supplied element. |
Properties
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | ElementId | The element id for this reference. |
| ElementReferenceType | The type of reference. |
| GlobalPoint | The position on which the reference is hit. |
 | IsReadOnly | Identifies if the object is read-only or modifiable. (Inherited from APIObject) |
| LinkedElementId | The id of the top-level element in the linked document that is referred to by this reference. |
| UVPoint | The UV parameters of the reference, if the reference contains a face. |
Methods
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Contains | Checks if given reference identifies part of object identified by this reference. |
| ConvertToStableRepresentation | Converts the reference to a stable String representation. |
| CreateLinkReference | Creates a Reference from a Reference in an RVT Link. |
| CreateReferenceInLink | Creates a Reference in an RVT Link from a Reference in the RVT host file. |
| Dispose | Causes the object to release immediately any resources it may be utilizing. (Inherited from APIObject) |
| Equals | Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object) |
| EqualTo | Checks if given reference is equal to this reference. |
| GetHashCode | Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object) |
| GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object) |
 | ParseFromStableRepresentation | Converts a stable String representation of a reference to a Reference object. |
| ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object) |