Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB Class: DirectShapeLibrary

DirectShapeLibrary.FindDefinitionType

Method

Description:
Find a DirectShapeType element by definition id. The element will be used for creating instances of that definition.

Syntax

public ElementId FindDefinitionType(
	string id
)

Public Function FindDefinitionType ( 
	id As String
) As ElementId

public:
ElementId^ FindDefinitionType(
	String^ id
)

member FindDefinitionType : 
        id : string -> ElementId

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
id	String	Definition id. Expected to be unique.

Return Value

Type	Description
ElementId	Element id of a DirectShapeTypeElement

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null