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LightType.GetLightType

Description:
Creates a light type object from the given document and family type ID

public static LightType GetLightType(
	Document document,
	ElementId typeId
)

Public Shared Function GetLightType ( 
	document As Document,
	typeId As ElementId
) As LightType

public:
static LightType^ GetLightType(
	Document^ document, 
	ElementId^ typeId
)

static member GetLightType : 
        document : Document * 
        typeId : ElementId -> LightType

Document

document

The document the typeId is from
ElementId

typeId

The ID of the light family type

Return Value LightType The newly created LightType object

public LightType GetLightTypeFromLightSymbol(Document document)
{
    if (document.IsFamilyDocument) // not used in family document
        return null;

    // In order to get the light infromation, please get a light fixture symbol first
    FilteredElementCollector collector = new FilteredElementCollector(document);
    collector.OfClass(typeof(FamilySymbol)).OfCategory(BuiltInCategory.OST_LightingFixtures);
    FamilySymbol lightSymbo = collector.Cast<FamilySymbol>().First<FamilySymbol>();
    if (lightSymbo == null)    // check null reference
        return null;

    // Get the LightType for given light fixture sybmol
    return LightType.GetLightType(document, lightSymbo.Id);
}

ArgumentException

The ElementId is the argument that is being validated The ElementId is not valid because it is not for a light element.
ArgumentNullException

A non-optional argument was null