Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB Class: FamilyManager

FamilyManager.AddParameter(ExternalDefinition, ForgeTypeId, Boolean)

Method

Description:
Add a new shared parameter to the family.

Remarks:
This method can work even without any family type, but it cannot be assigned the value via FamilyManager.Set methods when there is no current type.

Syntax

public FamilyParameter AddParameter(
	ExternalDefinition familyDefinition,
	ForgeTypeId groupTypeId,
	bool isInstance
)

Public Function AddParameter ( 
	familyDefinition As ExternalDefinition,
	groupTypeId As ForgeTypeId,
	isInstance As Boolean
) As FamilyParameter

public:
FamilyParameter^ AddParameter(
	ExternalDefinition^ familyDefinition, 
	ForgeTypeId^ groupTypeId, 
	bool isInstance
)

member AddParameter : 
        familyDefinition : ExternalDefinition * 
        groupTypeId : ForgeTypeId * 
        isInstance : bool -> FamilyParameter

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
familyDefinition	ExternalDefinition	The definition of the loaded shared parameter.
groupTypeId	ForgeTypeId	The identifier of the parameter group to which the family parameter belongs.
isInstance	Boolean	Indicates if the new parameter is instance or type.

Return Value

Type	Description
FamilyParameter	If creation was successful the new shared parameter is returned, otherwise an exception with failure information will be thrown.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	Thrown when the input parameter group cannot be assigned to the new parameter.
InvalidOperationException	Thrown when the shared family parameter creation is not supported. Or trying to add an instance parameter of image type.