Parameter of Revit API – 11: Type Parameters - RevitNetAddinWizard & NavisworksNetAddinWizard

We talked about various types regarding Parameter like ParameterType, DisplayUnitType, and StorageType. Now let’s see how the RevitAddinWizard can help to do the same work. The Parameter Typer can be found from either the Revit Addin Coder sub-menu under the Tools or the following Revit Addin Coder toolbar:

When the button is clicked, the Parameter Typer window will show up:

If we want all the three typers to be created with the default name prefix, the OK button can be just clicked. The following Parameter Typer help methods will be created in the chosen class:

        public static Dictionary<StorageType, List<Parameter>> RawTypeParameters_OnStorageType(Element e)
        {
            Dictionary<StorageType, List<Parameter>> dict =
                new Dictionary<StorageType, List<Parameter>>();

            foreach (Parameter p in e.Parameters)
            {
                if (!dict.ContainsKey(p.StorageType))
                {
                    dict.Add(p.StorageType, new List<Parameter>());
                }

                dict[p.StorageType].Add(p);
            }

            return dict;
        }

        public static Dictionary<ParameterType, List<Parameter>> RawTypeParameters_OnParameterType(Element e)
        {
            Dictionary<ParameterType, List<Parameter>> dict =
                new Dictionary<ParameterType, List<Parameter>>();

            foreach (Parameter p in e.Parameters)
            {
                if (!dict.ContainsKey(p.Definition.ParameterType))
                {
                    dict.Add(p.Definition.ParameterType, new List<Parameter>());
                }

                dict[p.Definition.ParameterType].Add(p);
            }

            return dict;
        }

        public static string RawGetDUTString(Parameter p)
        {
            string unitType = string.Empty;
            try { unitType = p.DisplayUnitType.ToString(); }
            catch { }

            return unitType;
        }

        public static Dictionary<DisplayUnitType, List<Parameter>> RawTypeParameters_OnDisplayUnitType(Element e)
        {
            Dictionary<DisplayUnitType, List<Parameter>> dict =
                new Dictionary<DisplayUnitType, List<Parameter>>();

            foreach (Parameter p in e.Parameters)
            {
                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(RawGetDUTString(p)))
                    continue;

                if (!dict.ContainsKey(p.DisplayUnitType))
                {
                    dict.Add(p.DisplayUnitType, new List<Parameter>());
                }

                dict[p.DisplayUnitType].Add(p);
            }

            return dict;
        }