Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB Class: GroupType

GroupType.LoadFrom

Method

Description:
Replaces the group with the contents of the input file.

Syntax

public void LoadFrom(
	string fileName,
	GroupLoadOptions options
)

Public Sub LoadFrom ( 
	fileName As String,
	options As GroupLoadOptions
)

public:
void LoadFrom(
	String^ fileName, 
	GroupLoadOptions^ options
)

member LoadFrom : 
        fileName : string * 
        options : GroupLoadOptions -> unit

Examples

public void LoadGroup(Group group, string filePath)
{
   GroupLoadOptions options = new GroupLoadOptions();
   options.ReplaceDuplicatedGroups = true;
   options.SetDuplicateTypeNamesHandler(new CustomDuplicateTypeNamesHandler());

   group.GroupType.LoadFrom(filePath, options);
}

class CustomDuplicateTypeNamesHandler : IDuplicateTypeNamesHandler
{
   public DuplicateTypeAction OnDuplicateTypeNamesFound(DuplicateTypeNamesHandlerArgs args)
   {
      return DuplicateTypeAction.UseDestinationTypes;
   }
}

Public Sub LoadGroup(ByVal group As Group, ByVal filePath As String)
    Dim options As GroupLoadOptions = New GroupLoadOptions()
    options.ReplaceDuplicatedGroups = True
    options.SetDuplicateTypeNamesHandler(New CustomDuplicateTypeNamesHandler())

    group.GroupType.LoadFrom(filePath, options)
End Sub

Friend Class CustomDuplicateTypeNamesHandler
    Implements IDuplicateTypeNamesHandler
    Public Function OnDuplicateTypeNamesFound(ByVal args As DuplicateTypeNamesHandlerArgs) As DuplicateTypeAction Implements IDuplicateTypeNamesHandler.OnDuplicateTypeNamesFound
        Return DuplicateTypeAction.UseDestinationTypes
    End Function
End Class

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
fileName	String	The file to be used for the replacment.
options	GroupLoadOptions	Group load options.

Return Value

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	Not a valid RVT file.
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null
FileArgumentNotFoundException	The given fileName does not exist.
InvalidOperationException	The element "this GroupType" is in a document which is in an edit mode or is in family mode. -or- The element "this GroupType" does not belong to a project document. -or- The GroupType is not a Model group type and can't be reloaded.
ModificationForbiddenException	The document containing this GroupType is in failure mode: an operation has failed, and Revit requires the user to either cancel the operation or fix the problem (usually by deleting certain elements). -or- The document containing this GroupType is being loaded, or is in the midst of another sensitive process.
ModificationOutsideTransactionException	The document containing this GroupType has no open transaction.