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ExporterIFCUtils.GetIFCType

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

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

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

<ObsoleteAttribute("This function is deprecated in Revit 2025.  Please use ExporterIFC.GetCategoryMappingTable instead.")>
Public Shared Function GetIFCType ( 
	element As Element,
	exporterIFC As ExporterIFC
) As String

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

[<ObsoleteAttribute("This function is deprecated in Revit 2025.  Please use ExporterIFC.GetCategoryMappingTable instead.")>]
static member GetIFCType : 
        element : Element * 
        exporterIFC : ExporterIFC -> string

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.

ArgumentNullException

A non-optional argument was null