Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB Class: ExternalFileUtils

ExternalFileUtils.GetExternalFileReference

Method

Description:
Gets the external file referencing data for the given element.

Syntax

public static ExternalFileReference GetExternalFileReference(
	Document aDoc,
	ElementId elemId
)

Public Shared Function GetExternalFileReference ( 
	aDoc As Document,
	elemId As ElementId
) As ExternalFileReference

public:
static ExternalFileReference^ GetExternalFileReference(
	Document^ aDoc, 
	ElementId^ elemId
)

static member GetExternalFileReference : 
        aDoc : Document * 
        elemId : ElementId -> ExternalFileReference

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
aDoc	Document	A Revit Document.
elemId	ElementId	The element whose external file reference we want.

Return Value

Type	Description
ExternalFileReference	An object containing path and type information for the given element's external file.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	The element elemId does not exist in the document -or- elemId does not represent an external file reference.
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null