Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB Class: Subelement

Subelement.ChangeTypeId

Method

Description:
Changes the type of the subelement.

Remarks:
In rare cases, applying a change in type will result in a new element being created. The only active examples of this are when:

In this situation this subelement object will be redirected to the new element.

Syntax

public void ChangeTypeId(
	ElementId typeId
)

Public Sub ChangeTypeId ( 
	typeId As ElementId
)

public:
void ChangeTypeId(
	ElementId^ typeId
)

member ChangeTypeId : 
        typeId : ElementId -> unit

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
typeId	ElementId	Identifier of the type to assign to this subelement.

Return Value

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	The type typeId is not valid for this subelement.
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null
InvalidOperationException	This Subelement cannot have type assigned.
ModificationForbiddenException	This Subelement is an internal element, such as a component of a loaded family or a group type. -or- The document containing this Subelement is in Group Edit Mode, Sketch Edit Mode, or Paste Mode, and the element is not a member of the group, sketch, or clipboard. -or- This Subelement is a member of a group or sketch, and the document is not currently editing the group or sketch.