Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB Class: NamingUtils

NamingUtils.IsValidName

Method

Description:
Identifies if the input string is valid for use as an object name in Revit.

Remarks:
This routine checks only for prohibited characters in the string. When setting the name for an object there are other specific considerations which are checked (for example, the same name cannot be used twice for different elements of the same type). This routine does not check those conditions.

Syntax

public static bool IsValidName(
	string string
)

Public Shared Function IsValidName ( 
	string As String
) As Boolean

public:
static bool IsValidName(
	String^ string
)

static member IsValidName : 
        string : string -> bool

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
string	String	The name to validate.

Return Value

Type	Description
Boolean	True if the name is valid for use as a name in Revit, false if it contains prohibited characters and is invalid.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null