Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB.IFC Class: ExporterIFCUtils

ExporterIFCUtils.CreateSubElementGUID

Method

Description:
Creates a consistent GUID for an IFC entity related to a Revit element. A "related" sub-element is one that is unique for a given type of element, and can therefore by identified by a simple index value (e.g. PSet_Wall_Common property set for a wall.

Syntax

public static string CreateSubElementGUID(
	Element pElement,
	int subElementIndex
)

Public Shared Function CreateSubElementGUID ( 
	pElement As Element,
	subElementIndex As Integer
) As String

public:
static String^ CreateSubElementGUID(
	Element^ pElement, 
	int subElementIndex
)

static member CreateSubElementGUID : 
        pElement : Element * 
        subElementIndex : int -> string

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
pElement	Element	The element.
subElementIndex	Int32	The global index for this sub-element.

Return Value

Type	Description
String	The guid string.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null