Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB Class: RevitLinkType

RevitLinkType.GetTopLevelLink(Document, ExternalResourceReference)

Method

Description:
Returns the ElementId of the (top-level) linked model with the given ExternalResourceReference.

Remarks:

This function will not return nested links.

Revit will not check the version when checking for resource equality.

Syntax

public static ElementId GetTopLevelLink(
	Document document,
	ExternalResourceReference reference
)

Public Shared Function GetTopLevelLink ( 
	document As Document,
	reference As ExternalResourceReference
) As ElementId

public:
static ElementId^ GetTopLevelLink(
	Document^ document, 
	ExternalResourceReference^ reference
)

static member GetTopLevelLink : 
        document : Document * 
        reference : ExternalResourceReference -> ElementId

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
document	Document	The document to look for the linked model in.
reference	ExternalResourceReference	An ExternalResourceReference indicating which linked model to return.

Return Value

Type	Description
ElementId	The id of the link with the given ExternalResourceReference, or InvalidElementId if there is no top-level link at that location.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null