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StructuralConnectionHandler.CreateGenericConnection

Description:
Creates a new instance of a Structural Connection Handler with a generic type, which defines the connection between given elements.

Remarks:
Elements should be of the following structural categories: framings (OST_StructuralFraming), columns (OST_StructuralColumns), walls (OST_Walls), floors (OST_Floors) or foundations (OST_StructuralFoundations). The first of given elements is set as the primary one. A generic connection type will be created by default, if there is none present in the model.

public static StructuralConnectionHandler CreateGenericConnection(
	Document document,
	IList<ElementId> idsToConnect
)

Public Shared Function CreateGenericConnection ( 
	document As Document,
	idsToConnect As IList(Of ElementId)
) As StructuralConnectionHandler

public:
static StructuralConnectionHandler^ CreateGenericConnection(
	Document^ document, 
	IList<ElementId^>^ idsToConnect
)

static member CreateGenericConnection : 
        document : Document * 
        idsToConnect : IList<ElementId> -> StructuralConnectionHandler

Document

document

The Revit document.
IList<ElementId>

idsToConnect

The list of element ids of connected elements.

Return Value StructuralConnectionHandler The newly created generic connection.

ArgumentException

It verifies that we have at least one element id in the list.
ArgumentNullException

A non-optional argument was null
InvalidOperationException

The document 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).
ModificationForbiddenException

The document 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 is being loaded, or is in the midst of another sensitive process.
ModificationOutsideTransactionException

The document has no open transaction.