ElementId.TryParse Method

ElementIdTryParse Method

Parse the string representation of the id into a corresponding ElementId.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.3.0.0 (25.3.0.0)
Syntax
public static bool TryParse(
	string idStr,
	out ElementId id
)
Public Shared Function TryParse ( 
	idStr As String,
	<OutAttribute> ByRef id As ElementId
) As Boolean
public:
static bool TryParse(
	String^ idStr, 
	[OutAttribute] ElementId^% id
)
static member TryParse : 
        idStr : string * 
        id : ElementId byref -> bool 

Parameters

idStr  String
The string representation of the id to return.
id  ElementId
Out parameter set to the ElementId represented by the string.

Return Value

Boolean
true if the string was successfully parsed into an ElementId, false otherwise.
Remarks
If the string represents [!:Autodesk::Revit::DB::Element::InvalidElementId] the id will contain it upon return. If the parse fails, the id will be undefined.
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