Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB Class: Category

Category.GetBuiltInCategory

Method

Description:
Gets the BuiltInCategory value corresponding to the given built-in category identifier.

Remarks:
A ForgeTypeId identifies a built-in category if it corresponds to a valid BuiltInCategory value according to Category.IsBuiltInCategory(ForgeTypeId) and Category.GetBuiltInCategoryTypeId(BuiltInCategory).

Syntax

public static BuiltInCategory GetBuiltInCategory(
	ForgeTypeId categoryTypeId
)

Public Shared Function GetBuiltInCategory ( 
	categoryTypeId As ForgeTypeId
) As BuiltInCategory

public:
static BuiltInCategory GetBuiltInCategory(
	ForgeTypeId^ categoryTypeId
)

static member GetBuiltInCategory : 
        categoryTypeId : ForgeTypeId -> BuiltInCategory

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
categoryTypeId	ForgeTypeId	The built-in category identifier.

Return Value

Type	Description
BuiltInCategory	The BuiltInCategory value corresponding to the given built-in category identifier.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	categoryTypeId is not a built-in category identifier. See Category.IsBuiltInCategory(ForgeTypeId) and Category.GetBuiltInCategoryTypeId(BuiltInCategory).
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null