Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB.IFC Class: IFCFile

IFCFile.GetInstances

Method

Description:
Gets IFC instances of one particular type.

Syntax

public IList<IFCAnyHandle> GetInstances(
	string entityName,
	bool includeSubTypes
)

Public Function GetInstances ( 
	entityName As String,
	includeSubTypes As Boolean
) As IList(Of IFCAnyHandle)

public:
IList<IFCAnyHandle^>^ GetInstances(
	String^ entityName, 
	bool includeSubTypes
)

member GetInstances : 
        entityName : string * 
        includeSubTypes : bool -> IList<IFCAnyHandle>

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
entityName	String	The name of the instance type.
includeSubTypes	Boolean	True to retrieve instances of sub types.

Return Value

Type	Description
IList	The instance handles.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null