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

ExporterIFCUtils.GetIFCType

Method

Description:
Obtains the IFC type associated to the given element for the current export.

Remarks:
IFC type names are affected by the user's entries in the mapping file set for a given export operation.

Syntax

[ObsoleteAttribute("This function is deprecated in Revit 2025.  Please use ExporterIFC.GetCategoryMappingTable instead.")]
public static string GetIFCType(
	Element element,
	ExporterIFC exporterIFC
)

<ObsoleteAttribute("This function is deprecated in Revit 2025.  Please use ExporterIFC.GetCategoryMappingTable instead.")>
Public Shared Function GetIFCType ( 
	element As Element,
	exporterIFC As ExporterIFC
) As String

public:
[ObsoleteAttribute(L"This function is deprecated in Revit 2025.  Please use ExporterIFC.GetCategoryMappingTable instead.")]
static String^ GetIFCType(
	Element^ element, 
	ExporterIFC^ exporterIFC
)

[<ObsoleteAttribute("This function is deprecated in Revit 2025.  Please use ExporterIFC.GetCategoryMappingTable instead.")>]
static member GetIFCType : 
        element : Element * 
        exporterIFC : ExporterIFC -> string

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
element	Element	The element.
exporterIFC	ExporterIFC	The exporter.

Return Value

Type	Description
String	The IFC type. This is an empty string if the element should not be exported because it is not found in the mapping file.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null