Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB Class: CompoundStructure

GetNumberOfShellLayers

Method

Description:
Retrieves the number of interior or exterior shell layers.

Remarks:
There will always be at least one core layer, i.e. one layer which is not a shell layer. You can change the shell/core layer boundary using SetNumberOfShellLayers(ShellLayerType, Int32).

Syntax

public int GetNumberOfShellLayers(
	ShellLayerType shellLayerType
)

Public Function GetNumberOfShellLayers ( _
	shellLayerType As ShellLayerType _
) As Integer

public:
int GetNumberOfShellLayers(
	ShellLayerType shellLayerType
)

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
shellLayerType	Autodesk.Revit.DB.ShellLayerType	If ShellLayerType.Exterior return the number of exterior shell layers (or top shell layers for a roof, floor, or ceiling type). If ShellLayerType.Interior return the number of interior shell layers (or bottom shell layers for a roof, floor, or ceiling type).

Return Value

Type	Description
SetNumberOfShellLayers(ShellLayerType, Int32)	The number of shell layers in the interior or exterior shell, as specified by shellLayerType.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions.ArgumentOutOfRangeException	A value passed for an enumeration argument is not a member of that enumeration