Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB Class: Document

Document.GetElement(Reference)

Method

Description:
Gets the Element referenced by the input reference.

Remarks:
null will be returned if the input reference doesn't reference to a valid Element.

Syntax

public Element GetElement(
	Reference reference
)

Public Function GetElement ( 
	reference As Reference
) As Element

public:
Element^ GetElement(
	Reference^ reference
)

member GetElement : 
        reference : Reference -> Element

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
reference	Reference	The reference, whose referenced Element will be retrieved from the model.

Return Value

Type	Description
Element	The element referenced by the input argument.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null