Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB Class: Element

Element.GetExternalResourceReference

Method

Description:
Gets the ExternalResourceReference associated with a specified external resource type.

Remarks:
For an element which has multiple external resource references under a specified type like AppearanceAssetElement, it will return the first one. See also: [!:Autodesk::Revit::DB::Element::getExternalResourceReferenceExpanded].

Syntax

public ExternalResourceReference GetExternalResourceReference(
	ExternalResourceType resourceType
)

Public Function GetExternalResourceReference ( 
	resourceType As ExternalResourceType
) As ExternalResourceReference

public:
ExternalResourceReference^ GetExternalResourceReference(
	ExternalResourceType^ resourceType
)

member GetExternalResourceReference : 
        resourceType : ExternalResourceType -> ExternalResourceReference

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
resourceType	ExternalResourceType	The desired external resource type.

Return Value

Type	Description
ExternalResourceReference	The copy of the ExternalResourceReference associated with a specified external resource type.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	This Element does not use a resource reference for the specified resource type.
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null