ExporterIFCUtils.GetIFCType

Public Class

Note: This API is now obsolete.

Obtains the IFC type associated to the given element for the current export.

Assembly: RevitAPIIFC (in RevitAPIIFC.dll) Version: 25.0.0.0 (25.0.0.0)

Syntax

[ObsoleteAttribute("This function is deprecated in Revit 2025.  Please use ExporterIFC.GetCategoryMappingTable instead.")]
public static string GetIFCType(
  Element element,
  ExporterIFC exporterIFC
)

Parameters

element Element

The element.

exporterIFC ExporterIFC

The exporter.

Return Value

String
The IFC type. This is an empty string if the element should not be exported because it is not found in the mapping file.

Exceptions

Exception

Condition

ArgumentNullException

A non-optional argument was null

Remarks

IFC type names are affected by the user’s entries in the mapping file set for a given export operation.