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ElementType.Duplicate

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

public ElementType Duplicate(
	string name
)

Public Function Duplicate ( _
	name As String _
) As ElementType

public:
ElementType^ Duplicate(
	String^ name
)

Return Value ElementType The duplicated element type.

Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions.ArgumentException

name is an empty string. -or- name cannot include prohibited characters. -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.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions.ArgumentNullException

A non-optional argument was NULL
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions.InternalException

Duplicate element type could not be obtained.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions.InvalidOperationException

The ElementType cannot be copied.