Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB Class: ExternalFileReference

ExternalFileReference.IsValidExternalFileReference

Method

Description:
Checks an ExternalFileReference to see if it is properly created.

Remarks:
The following restrictions exist:

PathType.Server is only valid for ExternalFileReferences of type ExternalFileReferenceType.RevitLink
PathType.Content is only valid for ExternalFileReferences of type ExternalFileReferenceType.KeynoteTable, ExternalFileReferenceType.AssemblyCodeTable or ExternalFileReferenceType.Decal
Keynote tables, assembly code tables and Decals (ExternalFileReferenceType.KeynoteTable, ExternalFileReferenceType.AssemblyCodeTable and ExternalFileReferenceType.Decal) may only be LinkedFileStatus.Loaded or LinkedFileStatus.NotFound.

Syntax

public static bool IsValidExternalFileReference(
	ExternalFileReference data
)

Public Shared Function IsValidExternalFileReference ( 
	data As ExternalFileReference
) As Boolean

public:
static bool IsValidExternalFileReference(
	ExternalFileReference^ data
)

static member IsValidExternalFileReference : 
        data : ExternalFileReference -> bool

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
data	ExternalFileReference	The ExternalFileReference to be checked

Return Value

Boolean

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null