RebarContainer.Create Method

RebarContainerCreate Method

Creates a new instance of a Rebar Container element within the project.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB.Structure
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.0.0.0 (25.0.0.0)
Syntax
public static RebarContainer Create(
	Document aDoc,
	Element hostElement,
	ElementId rebarContainerTypeId
)
Public Shared Function Create ( 
	aDoc As Document,
	hostElement As Element,
	rebarContainerTypeId As ElementId
) As RebarContainer
public:
static RebarContainer^ Create(
	Document^ aDoc, 
	Element^ hostElement, 
	ElementId^ rebarContainerTypeId
)
static member Create : 
        aDoc : Document * 
        hostElement : Element * 
        rebarContainerTypeId : ElementId -> RebarContainer

Parameters

aDoc  Document
A document.
hostElement  Element
The element that will host the RebarContainer.
rebarContainerTypeId  ElementId
The id of the RebarContainerType.

Return Value

RebarContainer
The newly created Rebar Container instance.
Exceptions
ExceptionCondition
ArgumentException The element hostElement was not found in the given document. -or- hostElement is not a valid rebar host. -or- the ElementId rebarContainerTypeId is either invalid or not a RebarContainerType.
ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was null
Remarks
Created Rebar Container starts out empty. Use appendItemFromRebar, appendItemFromCurves, appendItemFromRebarShape, appendItemFromCurvesAndShape to fill its content.
Example
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RebarContainer CreateRebarContainer(Autodesk.Revit.DB.Document document, FamilyInstance beam)
{
    // Create a new rebar container
    ElementId defaultRebarContainerTypeId = RebarContainerType.CreateDefaultRebarContainerType(document);
    RebarContainer container = RebarContainer.Create(document, beam, defaultRebarContainerTypeId);

    // Any items for this container should be presented in schedules and tags as separate subelements
    container.PresentItemsAsSubelements = true;

    return container;
}
Private Function CreateRebarContainer(document As Autodesk.Revit.DB.Document, beam As FamilyInstance) As RebarContainer
    ' Create a new rebar container
    Dim defaultRebarContainerTypeId As ElementId = RebarContainerType.CreateDefaultRebarContainerType(document)
    Dim container As RebarContainer = RebarContainer.Create(document, beam, defaultRebarContainerTypeId)

    ' Any items for this container should be presented in schedules and tags as separate subelements
    container.PresentItemsAsSubelements = True

    Return container
End Function

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See Also

M:Autodesk.Revit.DB.Structure.RebarContainer.Create(Autodesk.Revit.DB.Document,Autodesk.Revit.DB.Element,Autodesk.Revit.DB.ElementId)