Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB Class: Parameter

Set

Method

Description:
Sets the parameter to a new string of text.

Remarks:
You should only use this method if the StorageType property reports the type of the parameter as a String.

Syntax

public bool Set(
	string value
)

Public Function Set ( _
	value As String _
) As Boolean

public:
bool Set(
	String^ value
)

Examples

void AddInstanceComment(Wall wall)
{
    // Get the comment parameter of the element instance
    Parameter commentPara = wall.get_Parameter(BuiltInParameter.ALL_MODEL_INSTANCE_COMMENTS);
    if (null != commentPara)
    {
        // Add a greeting string to the comment
        commentPara.Set("Hello Everyone.");
    }
}

Private Sub AddInstanceComment(wall As Wall)
    ' Get the comment parameter of the element instance
    Dim commentPara As Parameter = wall.Parameter(BuiltInParameter.ALL_MODEL_INSTANCE_COMMENTS)
    If commentPara IsNot Nothing Then
        ' Add a greeting string to the comment
        commentPara.[Set]("Hello Everyone.")
    End If
End Sub

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
value	System.StringThe	new text value to which the parameter is to be set.

Return Value

Type	Description
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions.InvalidOperationException	The Set method will return True if the parameter was successfully set to the new value, otherwise false.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions.InvalidOperationException	The parameter is read-only.