Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB Class: Document

GetDefaultElementTypeId

Method

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

Syntax

public ElementId GetDefaultElementTypeId(
	ElementTypeGroup defaultTypeId
)

Public Function GetDefaultElementTypeId ( _
	defaultTypeId As ElementTypeGroup _
) As ElementId

public:
ElementId^ GetDefaultElementTypeId(
	ElementTypeGroup defaultTypeId
)

Examples

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

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

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
defaultTypeId	Autodesk.Revit.DB.ElementTypeGroup	The default element type id.

Return Value

Type	Description
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions.ArgumentOutOfRangeException	The element type id.

Exceptions

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