Duplicates an existing element type and assigns it a new name.
Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 24.0.0.0 (24.0.0.0)
Syntax
| Visual Basic |
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Public Function Duplicate ( _
name As String _
) As ElementType |
| Visual C++ |
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public:
ElementType^ Duplicate(
String^ name
) |
Parameters
- name
- Type: System..::..String
The new name of the element type.
Return Value
The duplicated element type.
Exceptions
| Exception | Condition |
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| Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..ArgumentException |
name is an empty string.
-or-
name cannot include prohibited characters, such as "{, }, [, ], |, ;, less-than sign, greater-than sign, ?, `, ~".
-or-
The element type name was empty, contained invalid characters, or was invalid for the specific element type.
-or-
The name is already in use for this element type.
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| Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..ArgumentNullException |
A non-optional argument was null
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| Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..InternalException |
Duplicate element type could not be obtained.
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| Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..InvalidOperationException |
The ElementType cannot be copied.
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