DirectShapeLibrary.FindDefinitionType Method

DirectShapeLibraryFindDefinitionType Method

Find a DirectShapeType element by definition id. The element will be used for creating instances of that definition.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.3.0.0 (25.3.0.0)
Syntax
public ElementId FindDefinitionType(
	string id
)
Public Function FindDefinitionType ( 
	id As String
) As ElementId
public:
ElementId^ FindDefinitionType(
	String^ id
)
member FindDefinitionType : 
        id : string -> ElementId 

Parameters

id  String
Definition id. Expected to be unique.

Return Value

ElementId
Element id of a DirectShapeTypeElement
Exceptions
ExceptionCondition
ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was null
See Also