Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB Class: ElementType

ElementType.Duplicate

Method

Description:
Duplicates an existing element type and assigns it a new name.

Syntax

public ElementType Duplicate(
	string name
)

Public Function Duplicate ( 
	name As String
) As ElementType

public:
ElementType^ Duplicate(
	String^ name
)

member Duplicate : 
        name : string -> ElementType

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
name	String	The new name of the element type.

Return Value

Type	Description
ElementType	The duplicated element type.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	name is an empty string. -or- name cannot include prohibited characters, such as "{, }, [, ], \|, ;, less-than sign, greater-than sign, ?, `, ~". -or- The element type name was empty, contained invalid characters, or was invalid for the specific element type. -or- The name is already in use for this element type.
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null
InternalException	Duplicate element type could not be obtained.
InvalidOperationException	The ElementType cannot be copied.