TypeBinding Class

TypeBinding Class

TypeBinding objects are used to bind a property to a Revit type, such as a wall type.
Inheritance Hierarchy
SystemObject
  Autodesk.Revit.DBAPIObject
    Autodesk.Revit.DBBinding
      Autodesk.Revit.DBElementBinding
        Autodesk.Revit.DBTypeBinding

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.0.0.0 (25.0.0.0)
Syntax
public class TypeBinding : ElementBinding
Public Class TypeBinding
	Inherits ElementBinding
public ref class TypeBinding : public ElementBinding
type TypeBinding = 
    class
        inherit ElementBinding
    end

The TypeBinding type exposes the following members.

Constructors
 NameDescription
Public methodTypeBindingConstructs an empty type binding.
Public methodTypeBinding(CategorySet)Constructs a type binding with the set of categories passed.
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Properties
 NameDescription
Public propertyCategoriesRetrieve or set the categories to which a parameter definition will be bound.
(Inherited from ElementBinding)
Public propertyCode exampleIsReadOnlyIdentifies if the object is read-only or modifiable.
(Inherited from APIObject)
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Methods
 NameDescription
Public methodDisposeCauses the object to release immediately any resources it may be utilizing.
(Inherited from APIObject)
Public methodEqualsDetermines whether the specified object is equal to the current object.
(Inherited from Object)
Public methodGetHashCodeServes as the default hash function.
(Inherited from Object)
Public methodGetTypeGets the Type of the current instance.
(Inherited from Object)
Public methodToStringReturns a string that represents the current object.
(Inherited from Object)
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Remarks
This differs from Instance bindings in that the property is then shared by all instances that use that type. Changing the parameter for one type affects all other instances that use that type.
Example
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public bool SetNewParameterToTypeWall(UIApplication app, DefinitionFile myDefinitionFile)
{
    // Create a new group in the shared parameters file
    DefinitionGroups myGroups = myDefinitionFile.Groups;
    DefinitionGroup myGroup = myGroups.Create("MyParameters");

    // Create a type definition
    ExternalDefinitionCreationOptions option = new ExternalDefinitionCreationOptions("CompanyName", SpecTypeId.String.Text);
    Definition myDefinition_CompanyName = myGroup.Definitions.Create(option);

    // Create a category set and insert category of wall to it
    CategorySet myCategories = app.Application.Create.NewCategorySet();
    // Use BuiltInCategory to get category of wall
    Category myCategory = Category.GetCategory(app.ActiveUIDocument.Document, BuiltInCategory.OST_Walls);

    myCategories.Insert(myCategory);

    //Create an object of TypeBinding according to the Categories
    TypeBinding typeBinding = app.Application.Create.NewTypeBinding(myCategories);

    // Get the BingdingMap of current document.
    BindingMap bindingMap = app.ActiveUIDocument.Document.ParameterBindings;

    // Bind the definitions to the document
    bool typeBindOK = bindingMap.Insert(myDefinition_CompanyName, typeBinding,
      GroupTypeId.Text);
    return typeBindOK;
}
Public Function SetNewParameterToTypeWall(app As UIApplication, myDefinitionFile As DefinitionFile) As Boolean
   ' Create a new group in the shared parameters file
   Dim myGroups As DefinitionGroups = myDefinitionFile.Groups
   Dim myGroup As DefinitionGroup = myGroups.Create("MyParameters")

   ' Create a type definition
   Dim [option] As New ExternalDefinitionCreationOptions("CompanyName", SpecTypeId.String.Text)
   Dim myDefinition_CompanyName As Definition = myGroup.Definitions.Create([option])

   ' Create a category set and insert category of wall to it
   Dim myCategories As CategorySet = app.Application.Create.NewCategorySet()
   ' Use BuiltInCategory to get category of wall
   Dim myCategory As Category = Category.GetCategory(app.ActiveUIDocument.Document, BuiltInCategory.OST_Walls)

   myCategories.Insert(myCategory)

   'Create an object of TypeBinding according to the Categories
   Dim typeBinding As TypeBinding = app.Application.Create.NewTypeBinding(myCategories)

   ' Get the BingdingMap of current document.
   Dim bindingMap As BindingMap = app.ActiveUIDocument.Document.ParameterBindings

      ' Bind the definitions to the document
      Dim typeBindOK As Boolean = bindingMap.Insert(myDefinition_CompanyName, typeBinding, GroupTypeId.Text)
      Return typeBindOK
End Function

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See Also

T:Autodesk.Revit.DB.TypeBinding