GetIFCClassNameByCategory Method
Obtains the IFC class name associated to a given category id for the current export.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB.IFC
Assembly: RevitAPIIFC (in RevitAPIIFC.dll) Version: 24.0.0.0 (24.0.0.0)
Since:  2013

Syntax

C#
public static string GetIFCClassNameByCategory(
	ElementId catId,
	ExporterIFC exporterIFC
)
Visual Basic
Public Shared Function GetIFCClassNameByCategory ( _
	catId As ElementId, _
	exporterIFC As ExporterIFC _
) As String
Visual C++
public:
static String^ GetIFCClassNameByCategory(
	ElementId^ catId, 
	ExporterIFC^ exporterIFC
)

Parameters

catId
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB..::..ElementId
The category id.
exporterIFC
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB.IFC..::..ExporterIFC
The exporter.

Return Value

The IFC class name. This is an empty string if the element should not be exported because it is not found in the mapping file.

Remarks

IFC class names are affected by the user's entries in the mapping file set for a given export operation.

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was null

See Also

M:Autodesk.Revit.DB.IFC.ExporterIFCUtils.GetIFCClassNameByCategory(Autodesk.Revit.DB.ElementId,Autodesk.Revit.DB.IFC.ExporterIFC)