ExternalFileUtils.GetExternalFileReference Method

ExternalFileUtilsGetExternalFileReference Method

Gets the external file referencing data for the given element.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.3.0.0 (25.3.0.0)
Syntax
public static ExternalFileReference GetExternalFileReference(
	Document aDoc,
	ElementId elemId
)
Public Shared Function GetExternalFileReference ( 
	aDoc As Document,
	elemId As ElementId
) As ExternalFileReference
public:
static ExternalFileReference^ GetExternalFileReference(
	Document^ aDoc, 
	ElementId^ elemId
)
static member GetExternalFileReference : 
        aDoc : Document * 
        elemId : ElementId -> ExternalFileReference

Parameters

aDoc  Document
A Revit Document.
elemId  ElementId
The element whose external file reference we want.

Return Value

ExternalFileReference
An object containing path and type information for the given element's external file.
Exceptions
ExceptionCondition
ArgumentException The element elemId does not exist in the document -or- elemId does not represent an external file reference.
ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was null
See Also

M:Autodesk.Revit.DB.ExternalFileUtils.GetExternalFileReference(Autodesk.Revit.DB.Document,Autodesk.Revit.DB.ElementId)