Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB Class: Element

Element.GetEntity

Method

Description:
Returns the existing entity corresponding to the Schema if it has been saved in the Element, or an invalid entity otherwise.

Remarks:
The Entity that is returned is a copy of the stored data (with copy-on-write optimization). Modifying it is allowed (even with restricted write), but to save your changes you must call SetEntity.

Syntax

public Entity GetEntity(
	Schema schema
)

Public Function GetEntity ( 
	schema As Schema
) As Entity

public:
Entity^ GetEntity(
	Schema^ schema
)

member GetEntity : 
        schema : Schema -> Entity

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
schema	Schema	The Schema describing the Entity.

Return Value

Type	Description
Entity	The returned Entity.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	Reading of Entities of this Schema is not allowed to the current add-in.
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null