Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB Class: ProjectLocation

ProjectLocation.Duplicate

Method

Description:
Generate a copy of this project location with the specified name.

Remarks:
The name must not be the same as the name of any existing locations. This function will modify the document, as the new ProjectLocation will be added to it.

Syntax

public ProjectLocation Duplicate(
	string name
)

Public Function Duplicate ( 
	name As String
) As ProjectLocation

public:
ProjectLocation^ Duplicate(
	String^ name
)

member Duplicate : 
        name : string -> ProjectLocation

Examples

public ProjectLocation DuplicateLocation(Autodesk.Revit.DB.Document document, string newName)
{
    ProjectLocation currentLocation = document.ActiveProjectLocation;
    ProjectLocationSet locations = document.ProjectLocations;
    foreach (ProjectLocation projectLocation in locations)
    {
        if (projectLocation.Name == newName)
        {
            throw new Exception("The name is same as a project location's name, please change one.");
        }
    }
    return currentLocation.Duplicate(newName);
}

Public Function DuplicateLocation(document As Autodesk.Revit.DB.Document, newName As String) As ProjectLocation
    Dim currentLocation As ProjectLocation = document.ActiveProjectLocation
    Dim locations As ProjectLocationSet = document.ProjectLocations
    For Each projectLocation As ProjectLocation In locations
        If projectLocation.Name = newName Then
            Throw New Exception("The name is same as a project location's name, please change one.")
        End If
    Next
    Return currentLocation.Duplicate(newName)
End Function

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
name	String

Return Value

Type	Description
ProjectLocation	A new ProjectLocation which is a duplicate of this location, with the input name.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null