IFCFile.GetInstances Method

IFCFileGetInstances Method

Gets IFC instances of one particular type.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB.IFC
Assembly: RevitAPIIFC (in RevitAPIIFC.dll) Version: 25.3.0.0 (25.3.0.0)
Syntax
public IList<IFCAnyHandle> GetInstances(
	string entityName,
	bool includeSubTypes
)
Public Function GetInstances ( 
	entityName As String,
	includeSubTypes As Boolean
) As IList(Of IFCAnyHandle)
public:
IList<IFCAnyHandle^>^ GetInstances(
	String^ entityName, 
	bool includeSubTypes
)
member GetInstances : 
        entityName : string * 
        includeSubTypes : bool -> IList<IFCAnyHandle> 

Parameters

entityName  String
The name of the instance type.
includeSubTypes  Boolean
True to retrieve instances of sub types.

Return Value

IListIFCAnyHandle
The instance handles.
Exceptions
ExceptionCondition
ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was null
See Also