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GroupType.LoadFrom

Description:
Replaces the group with the contents of the input file.

public void LoadFrom(
	string fileName,
	GroupLoadOptions options
)

Public Sub LoadFrom ( 
	fileName As String,
	options As GroupLoadOptions
)

public:
void LoadFrom(
	String^ fileName, 
	GroupLoadOptions^ options
)

member LoadFrom : 
        fileName : string * 
        options : GroupLoadOptions -> unit

String

fileName

The file to be used for the replacment.
GroupLoadOptions

options

Group load options.

public void LoadGroup(Group group, string filePath)
{
   GroupLoadOptions options = new GroupLoadOptions();
   options.ReplaceDuplicatedGroups = true;
   options.SetDuplicateTypeNamesHandler(new CustomDuplicateTypeNamesHandler());

   group.GroupType.LoadFrom(filePath, options);
}

class CustomDuplicateTypeNamesHandler : IDuplicateTypeNamesHandler
{
   public DuplicateTypeAction OnDuplicateTypeNamesFound(DuplicateTypeNamesHandlerArgs args)
   {
      return DuplicateTypeAction.UseDestinationTypes;
   }
}

ArgumentException

Not a valid RVT file.
ArgumentNullException

A non-optional argument was null
FileArgumentNotFoundException

The given fileName does not exist.
InvalidOperationException

The element "this GroupType" is in a document which is in an edit mode or is in family mode. -or- The element "this GroupType" does not belong to a project document. -or- The GroupType is not a Model group type and can't be reloaded.
ModificationForbiddenException

The document containing this GroupType is in failure mode: an operation has failed, and Revit requires the user to either cancel the operation or fix the problem (usually by deleting certain elements). -or- The document containing this GroupType is being loaded, or is in the midst of another sensitive process.
ModificationOutsideTransactionException

The document containing this GroupType has no open transaction.