ExporterIFCUtils.GetIFCType Method

ExporterIFCUtilsGetIFCType Method

Note: This API is now obsolete.

Obtains the IFC type associated to the given element for the current export.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB.IFC
Assembly: RevitAPIIFC (in RevitAPIIFC.dll) Version: 25.3.0.0 (25.3.0.0)
Syntax
[ObsoleteAttribute("This function is deprecated in Revit 2025.  Please use ExporterIFC.GetCategoryMappingTable instead.")]
public static string GetIFCType(
	Element element,
	ExporterIFC exporterIFC
)
<ObsoleteAttribute("This function is deprecated in Revit 2025.  Please use ExporterIFC.GetCategoryMappingTable instead.")>
Public Shared Function GetIFCType ( 
	element As Element,
	exporterIFC As ExporterIFC
) As String
public:
[ObsoleteAttribute(L"This function is deprecated in Revit 2025.  Please use ExporterIFC.GetCategoryMappingTable instead.")]
static String^ GetIFCType(
	Element^ element, 
	ExporterIFC^ exporterIFC
)
[<ObsoleteAttribute("This function is deprecated in Revit 2025.  Please use ExporterIFC.GetCategoryMappingTable instead.")>]
static member GetIFCType : 
        element : Element * 
        exporterIFC : ExporterIFC -> string

Parameters

element  Element
The element.
exporterIFC  ExporterIFC
The exporter.

Return Value

String
The IFC type. This is an empty string if the element should not be exported because it is not found in the mapping file.
Exceptions
ExceptionCondition
ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was null
Remarks
IFC type names are affected by the user's entries in the mapping file set for a given export operation.
See Also

M:Autodesk.Revit.DB.IFC.ExporterIFCUtils.GetIFCType(Autodesk.Revit.DB.Element,Autodesk.Revit.DB.IFC.ExporterIFC)