Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB.ExtensibleStorage Class: Entity

Entity.Get<FieldType>(Field)

Method

Description:
Retrieves the value of the field in the entity.

Remarks:

The template parameter must match the type of the field (specified when creating the Schema) exactly; this method does not perform data type conversions. The types for containers are IList for arrays and IDictionary for maps.

Syntax

public FieldType Get<FieldType>(
	Field field
)

Public Function Get(Of FieldType) ( 
	field As Field
) As FieldType

public:
generic<typename FieldType>
FieldType Get(
	Field^ field
)

member Get : 
        field : Field -> 'FieldType

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
field	Field	The field to retrieve.
FieldType		The type of the field

Return Value

Type	Description
ArgumentNullException	FieldType

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was NULL
InvalidOperationException	The Field belongs to a different Schema from this Entity, or this Entity is invalid.
ArgumentException	Requested type does not match the field type.
ArgumentException	For floating-point fields, use the overload taking a ForgeTypeId parameter.
ArgumentException	This field's subschema prevents reading.