Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB

GroupType

Class

Description:
An element representing a group of elements that may be placed many times in a project or family.

Remarks:
Grouping elements is useful when you need to create entities that represent repeating layouts or are common to many building projects, such as hotel rooms, apartments, or repeating floors.

Inheritance Hierarchy:
System.Object
  Autodesk.Revit.DB.Element
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.ElementType
      Autodesk.Revit.DB.GroupType

Syntax

public class GroupType : ElementType

Public Class GroupType _
	Inherits ElementType

public ref class GroupType : public ElementType

Examples

public void GetInfo_GroupType(GroupType groupType)
{
    string message = "GroupType";
    //Retrieve a set of all the groups that have this type.
    foreach (Group group in groupType.Groups)
    {
        // Get GroupType group name
        message = "\nThe group type name is : " + groupType.Name;
        //Returns all the members of the group.
        message += "\nThe types and ids of the group members are : ";
        IList<ElementId> groupMembers = group.GetMemberIds();
        foreach (ElementId memberId in groupMembers)
        {
            Element element = group.Document.GetElement(memberId);
            // Get GroupType group element id
            message += "\n\t" + element.GetType().Name + " : " + memberId.ToString();
        }
    }
    TaskDialog.Show("Revit",message);
}

Public Sub GetInfo_GroupType(groupType As GroupType)
    Dim message As String = "GroupType"
    'Retrieve a set of all the groups that have this type.
    For Each group As Group In groupType.Groups
        ' Get GroupType group name
        message = vbLf & "The group type name is : " & Convert.ToString(groupType.Name)
        'Returns all the members of the group.
        message += vbLf & "The types and ids of the group members are : "
        Dim groupMembers As IList(Of ElementId) = group.GetMemberIds()
        For Each memberId As ElementId In groupMembers
            Dim element As Element = group.Document.GetElement(memberId)
            ' Get GroupType group element id
            message += (vbLf & vbTab + element.[GetType]().Name & " : ") + memberId.IntegerValue
        Next
    Next
    TaskDialog.Show("Revit", message)
End Sub