ElementType.Duplicate Method

ElementTypeDuplicate Method

Duplicates an existing element type and assigns it a new name.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 26.0.4.0 (26.0.4.0)
Syntax
public ElementType Duplicate(
	string name
)
Public Function Duplicate ( 
	name As String
) As ElementType
public:
ElementType^ Duplicate(
	String^ name
)
member Duplicate : 
        name : string -> ElementType

Parameters

name  String
The new name of the element type.

Return Value

ElementType
The duplicated element type.
Exceptions
ExceptionCondition
ArgumentException name is an empty string. -or- name cannot include prohibited characters, such as "{, }, [, ], |, ;, less-than sign, greater-than sign, ?, `, ~". -or- The element type name was empty, contained invalid characters, or was invalid for the specific element type. -or- The name is already in use for this element type.
ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was null
InternalException Duplicate element type could not be obtained.
InvalidOperationException The ElementType cannot be copied.
See Also

M:Autodesk.Revit.DB.ElementType.Duplicate(System.String)