ExternalDefinitionCreationOptions

Description:
An option class used for creating a new shared parameter definition, including options such as name, type, visibility, Guid description and modifiable flag.

Inheritance Hierarchy:
System.Object
Autodesk.Revit.DB.ExternalDefinitionCreationOptions

public class ExternalDefinitionCreationOptions : IDisposable

Public Class ExternalDefinitionCreationOptions _
	Implements IDisposable

public ref class ExternalDefinitionCreationOptions : IDisposable

Name	Return Type	Description
C ExternalDefinitionCreationOptions(String, ForgeTypeId)	None	Constructs the options using a specified name and type.
C ExternalDefinitionCreationOptions(String, ParameterType)	the	Constructs the options using a specified name and type.

Name	Return Type	Description
M Dispose()	None	Releases all resources used by the
M GetDataType()	ForgeTypeId	Gets the identifier describing the parameter's data type. The identifier may belong to either a spec or a category. If it is a category, the parameter is a Family Type parameter of that category.
M SetDataType(ForgeTypeId)	None	Sets the parameter's data type.

Name	Return Type	Description
P Description	string	The description of the parameter definition to be created. The description will be used as tooltip in the Revit UI including in the properties palette. The default is an empty string.
P GUID	Guid	The GUID to use for this parameter definition. If not explicitly set, a random GUID is used.
P HideWhenNoValue	bool	This property indicates whether this parameter should be hidden from the properties palette when it doesn't have a value.
P IsValidObject	bool	Specifies whether the .NET object represents a valid Revit entity.
P Name	string	The name of the parameter definition to be created.
P Type	ParameterType	The type of the parameter definition to be created.
P UserModifiable	bool	This property indicates whether this parameter can be modified by UI user or not.
P Visible	bool	True if the parameter is visible to the user, false if it is hidden and accessible only via the API. The default is true.