Revit 2025.3 API
CategoriesItem(Built |
Retrieves a category object corresponding to a BuiltInCategory id.
Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.3.0.0 (25.3.0.0)
Syntax
public virtual Category this[ BuiltInCategory categoryId ] { get; }
Public Overridable ReadOnly Property Item ( categoryId As BuiltInCategory ) As Category Get
public: virtual property Category^ Item[BuiltInCategory categoryId] { Category^ get (BuiltInCategory categoryId); }
abstract Item : Category with get override Item : Category with get
Parameters
- categoryId BuiltInCategory
Property Value
Category Unlike the method that obtains categories by name, this routine will obtain
the handle even of built-in subcategories.
Since 2016 it is advised to use either [!:Autodesk::Revit::DB::Category::GetCategory(Document,BuiltInCategory)]
or [!:Autodesk::Revit::DB::Category::GetCategory(Document,ElementId)] method from Category class.
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