Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB Class: Document

Document.GetElement(String)

Method

Description:
Gets the Element referenced by a unique id string.

Remarks:
null will be returned if the input id string doesn't reference to a valid Element.

Syntax

public Element GetElement(
	string uniqueId
)

Public Function GetElement ( 
	uniqueId As String
) As Element

public:
Element^ GetElement(
	String^ uniqueId
)

member GetElement : 
        uniqueId : string -> Element

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
uniqueId	String	The element unique id, whose referenced Element will be retrieved from the model. <li><a href="f9a9cb77-6913-6d41-ecf5-4398a24e8ff8.htm">UniqueId</a></li>

Return Value

Type	Description
Element	The element referenced by the input argument.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null