Revit 2025 API
CategoryGet |
Gets the BuiltInCategory value corresponding to the given built-in category identifier.
Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.0.0.0 (25.0.0.0)
Syntax
public static BuiltInCategory GetBuiltInCategory( ForgeTypeId categoryTypeId )
Public Shared Function GetBuiltInCategory ( categoryTypeId As ForgeTypeId ) As BuiltInCategory
public: static BuiltInCategory GetBuiltInCategory( ForgeTypeId^ categoryTypeId )
static member GetBuiltInCategory : categoryTypeId : ForgeTypeId -> BuiltInCategory
Parameters
- categoryTypeId ForgeTypeId
- The built-in category identifier.
Return Value
BuiltInCategoryThe BuiltInCategory value corresponding to the given built-in category identifier.

Exception | Condition |
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ArgumentException | categoryTypeId is not a built-in category identifier. See Category.IsBuiltInCategory(ForgeTypeId) and Category.GetBuiltInCategoryTypeId(BuiltInCategory). |
ArgumentNullException | A non-optional argument was null |

A ForgeTypeId identifies a built-in category if it corresponds to a valid
BuiltInCategory value according to
Category.IsBuiltInCategory(ForgeTypeId) and
Category.GetBuiltInCategoryTypeId(BuiltInCategory).
See Also