Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB Class: Parameter

Parameter.Set(String)

Method

Description:
Sets the parameter to a new string of text.

Remarks:
You should only use this method if the StorageType property reports the type of the parameter as a String.

Syntax

public bool Set(
	string value
)

Public Function Set ( 
	value As String
) As Boolean

public:
bool Set(
	String^ value
)

member Set : 
        value : string -> bool

Examples

void AddInstanceComment(Wall wall)
{
    // Get the comment parameter of the element instance
    Parameter commentPara = wall.get_Parameter(BuiltInParameter.ALL_MODEL_INSTANCE_COMMENTS);
    if (null != commentPara)
    {
        // Add a greeting string to the comment
        commentPara.Set("Hello Everyone.");
    }
}

Private Sub AddInstanceComment(wall As Wall)
    ' Get the comment parameter of the element instance
    Dim commentPara As Parameter = wall.Parameter(BuiltInParameter.ALL_MODEL_INSTANCE_COMMENTS)
    If commentPara IsNot Nothing Then
        ' Add a greeting string to the comment
        commentPara.[Set]("Hello Everyone.")
    End If
End Sub

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
value	String	The new text value to which the parameter is to be set.

Return Value

Type	Description
Boolean	The Set method will return True if the parameter was successfully set to the new value, otherwise false.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
InvalidOperationException	The parameter is read-only.