Revit 2025.3 API
Spec |
Returns true if the given ForgeTypeId identifies a valid parameter data type.
Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.3.0.0 (25.3.0.0)
Syntax
public static bool IsValidDataType( ForgeTypeId dataType )
Public Shared Function IsValidDataType ( dataType As ForgeTypeId ) As Boolean
public: static bool IsValidDataType( ForgeTypeId^ dataType )
static member IsValidDataType : dataType : ForgeTypeId -> bool
Parameters
- dataType ForgeTypeId
- The identifier to check.
Return Value
BooleanTrue if the ForgeTypeId identifies either a spec or a category, false otherwise.

Exception | Condition |
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ArgumentNullException | A non-optional argument was null |

A ForgeTypeId is acceptable as a parameter data type if it
identifies either a spec or a category. When a category
identifier is used as a parameter data type, it indicates a
Family Type parameter of that category.
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