DocumentLoadFamily(String, IFamilyLoadOptions, Family) Method

public bool LoadFamily(
	string filename,
	IFamilyLoadOptions familyLoadOptions,
	out Family family
)

Public Function LoadFamily ( 
	filename As String,
	familyLoadOptions As IFamilyLoadOptions,
	<OutAttribute> ByRef family As Family
) As Boolean

public:
bool LoadFamily(
	String^ filename, 
	IFamilyLoadOptions^ familyLoadOptions, 
	[OutAttribute] Family^% family
)

member LoadFamily : 
        filename : string * 
        familyLoadOptions : IFamilyLoadOptions * 
        family : Family byref -> bool 

Parameters

filename  String

The fully qualified filename of the Family file, usually ending in .rfa.

familyLoadOptions  IFamilyLoadOptions

The interface implementation to use when loading a family into the document.

family  Family

A reference to the family that was loaded if successful, otherwise Nothing.

Return Value

Loading an entire family may take a considerable amount of time and memory. It is recommended that you use one of the LoadFamilySymbol() methods and only load those symbols that you need.

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