M

ElementId.TryParse

Description:
Parse the string representation of the id into a corresponding ElementId.

Remarks:
If the string represents [!:Autodesk::Revit::DB::Element::InvalidElementId] the id will contain it upon return. If the parse fails, the id will be undefined.

public static bool TryParse(
	string idStr,
	out ElementId id
)

Public Shared Function TryParse ( 
	idStr As String,
	<OutAttribute> ByRef id As ElementId
) As Boolean

public:
static bool TryParse(
	String^ idStr, 
	[OutAttribute] ElementId^% id
)

static member TryParse : 
        idStr : string * 
        id : ElementId byref -> bool

String

idStr

The string representation of the id to return.
ElementId%

id

Out parameter set to the ElementId represented by the string.

Return Value Boolean true if the string was successfully parsed into an ElementId, false otherwise.