Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB Class: Transaction

Transaction(Document, String)

Constructor

Description:
Instantiates a transaction object

Remarks:
The transaction does not start by creating a transaction object. One of the 'Start' methods will need to be called in order to start this transaction.

Syntax

public Transaction(
	Document document,
	string name
)

Public Sub New ( 
	document As Document,
	name As String
)

public:
Transaction(
	Document^ document, 
	String^ name
)

new : 
        document : Document * 
        name : string -> Transaction

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
document	Document	The document for which this transaction is going to be used.
name	String	The name of the transaction. This name will appear in the undo menu once the transaction is successfully committed. The name must not be empty. The name can be reset later by either calling <a href="c0283e7f-d261-6016-724c-31ae5cde96a7.htm">SetName(String)</a> or by using the name argument in the <a href="5fb266f4-5eca-049f-6a30-f3ed76687409.htm">Start(String)</a> method.

Return Value

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	The name argument is an empty string. -or- Document is a linked file. Transactions can only be used in primary documents (projects or families.)
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null