Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB Class: View

View.Duplicate

Method

Description:
Duplicates this view.

Syntax

public ElementId Duplicate(
	ViewDuplicateOption duplicateOption
)

Public Function Duplicate ( 
	duplicateOption As ViewDuplicateOption
) As ElementId

public:
ElementId^ Duplicate(
	ViewDuplicateOption duplicateOption
)

member Duplicate : 
        duplicateOption : ViewDuplicateOption -> ElementId

Examples

public View CreateDependentCopy(View view)
{
    View dependentView = null;
    ElementId newViewId = ElementId.InvalidElementId;
    if (view.CanViewBeDuplicated(ViewDuplicateOption.AsDependent))
    {
        newViewId = view.Duplicate(ViewDuplicateOption.AsDependent);
        dependentView = view.Document.GetElement(newViewId) as View;
        if (null != dependentView)
        {
            if (dependentView.GetPrimaryViewId() == view.Id)
            {
                TaskDialog.Show("Dependent View", "Dependent view created successfully!");
            }
        }
    }

    return dependentView;
}

Public Function CreateDependentCopy(view As View) As View
    Dim dependentView As View = Nothing
    Dim newViewId As ElementId = ElementId.InvalidElementId
    If view.CanViewBeDuplicated(ViewDuplicateOption.AsDependent) Then
        newViewId = view.Duplicate(ViewDuplicateOption.AsDependent)
        dependentView = TryCast(view.Document.GetElement(newViewId), View)
        If dependentView IsNot Nothing Then
            If dependentView.GetPrimaryViewId() = view.Id Then
                TaskDialog.Show("Dependent View", "Dependent view created successfully!")
            End If
        End If
    End If

    Return dependentView
End Function

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
duplicateOption	ViewDuplicateOption	The option to use when duplicating the view.

Return Value

Type	Description
ElementId	The id of the newly created view.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentOutOfRangeException	A value passed for an enumeration argument is not a member of that enumeration
InvalidOperationException	View cannot be duplicated