RevitSdkSamples/snapshot/2025/Samples/ParameterUtils/CS/Command.cs

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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using Autodesk.Revit;
using Autodesk.Revit.DB;
using Autodesk.Revit.UI;
using Autodesk.Revit.UI.Selection;
using System.Windows.Forms;

namespace Revit.SDK.Samples.ParameterUtils.CS
{
    /// <summary>
    /// display a Revit element property-like form related to the selected element.
    /// </summary>
    [Autodesk.Revit.Attributes.Transaction(Autodesk.Revit.Attributes.TransactionMode.ReadOnly)]
    [Autodesk.Revit.Attributes.Regeneration(Autodesk.Revit.Attributes.RegenerationOption.Manual)]
    [Autodesk.Revit.Attributes.Journaling(Autodesk.Revit.Attributes.JournalingMode.NoCommandData)]
    public class Command : IExternalCommand
    {
        #region IExternalCommand Members
        /// <summary>
        /// Implement this method as an external command for Revit.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="commandData">An object that is passed to the external application 
        /// which contains data related to the command, 
        /// such as the application object and active view.</param>
        /// <param name="message">A message that can be set by the external application 
        /// which will be displayed if a failure or cancellation is returned by 
        /// the external command.</param>
        /// <param name="elements">A set of elements to which the external application 
        /// can add elements that are to be highlighted in case of failure or cancellation.</param>
        /// <returns>Return the status of the external command. 
        /// A result of Succeeded means that the API external method functioned as expected. 
        /// Cancelled can be used to signify that the user cancelled the external operation 
        /// at some point. Failure should be returned if the application is unable to proceed with 
        /// the operation.</returns>
        public Autodesk.Revit.UI.Result Execute(ExternalCommandData commandData, ref string message,
            ElementSet elements)
        {
            // set out default result to failure.
            Autodesk.Revit.UI.Result retRes = Autodesk.Revit.UI.Result.Failed;

            Autodesk.Revit.UI.UIApplication app = commandData.Application;

            // get the elements selected
            // The current selection can be retrieved from the active 
            // document via the selection object
            ElementSet seletion = new ElementSet();
            foreach (ElementId elementId in app.ActiveUIDocument.Selection.GetElementIds())
            {
               seletion.Insert(app.ActiveUIDocument.Document.GetElement(elementId));
            }

            // we need to make sure that only one element is selected.
            if (seletion.Size == 1)
            {
                // we need to get the first and only element in the selection. Do this by getting 
                // an iterator. MoveNext and then get the current element.
                ElementSetIterator it = seletion.ForwardIterator();
                it.MoveNext();
                Element element = it.Current as Element;

                // Next we need to iterate through the parameters of the element,
                // as we iterating, we will store the strings that are to be displayed
                // for the parameters in a string list "parameterItems"
                List<string> parameterItems = new List<string>();
                ParameterSet parameters = element.Parameters;
                foreach (Parameter param in parameters)
                {
                    if (param == null) continue;

                    // We will make a string that has the following format,
                    // name type value
                    // create a StringBuilder object to store the string of one parameter
                    // using the character '\t' to delimit parameter name, type and value 
                    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();

                    // the name of the parameter can be found from its definition.
                    sb.AppendFormat("{0}\t", param.Definition.Name);

                    // Revit parameters can be one of 5 different internal storage types:
                    // double, int, string, Autodesk.Revit.DB.ElementId and None. 
                    // if it is double then use AsDouble to get the double value
                    // then int AsInteger, string AsString, None AsStringValue.
                    // Switch based on the storage type
                    switch (param.StorageType)
                    {
                        case Autodesk.Revit.DB.StorageType.Double:
                            // append the type and value
                            sb.AppendFormat("double\t{0}", param.AsDouble());
                            break;
                        case Autodesk.Revit.DB.StorageType.ElementId:
                            // for element ids, we will try and retrieve the element from the 
                            // document if it can be found we will display its name.
                            sb.Append("Element\t");

                            // using ActiveDocument.GetElement(the element id) to 
                            // retrieve the element from the active document
                            Autodesk.Revit.DB.ElementId elemId = param.AsElementId();
                            Element elem = app.ActiveUIDocument.Document.GetElement(elemId);

                            // if there is an element then display its name, 
                            // otherwise display the fact that it is not set
                            sb.Append(elem != null ? elem.Name : "Not set");
                            break;
                        case Autodesk.Revit.DB.StorageType.Integer:
                            // append the type and value
                            sb.AppendFormat("int\t{0}", param.AsInteger());
                            break;
                        case Autodesk.Revit.DB.StorageType.String:
                            // append the type and value
                            sb.AppendFormat("string\t{0}", param.AsString());
                            break;
                        case Autodesk.Revit.DB.StorageType.None:
                            // append the type and value
                            sb.AppendFormat("none\t{0}", param.AsValueString());
                            break;
                        default:
                            break;
                    }

                    // add the completed line to the string list
                    parameterItems.Add(sb.ToString());
                }

                // Create our dialog, passing it the parameters array for display.
                PropertiesForm propertiesForm = new PropertiesForm(parameterItems.ToArray());
                propertiesForm.StartPosition = FormStartPosition.CenterParent;
                propertiesForm.ShowDialog();
                retRes = Autodesk.Revit.UI.Result.Succeeded;
            }
            else
            {
                message = "Please select only one element";
            }
            return retRes;
        }

        #endregion
    }
}