/// <summary>
/// found the element which using the GUID
/// that was assigned to the shared parameter in the shared parameters file.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="UniqueIdValue"></param>
public void FindElement(string UniqueIdValue)
{
SelElementSet seleElements = m_revit.ActiveUIDocument.Selection.Elements;
// all the elements of current document
IEnumerator i = seleElements.GetEnumerator();
// if the selections include beams and slabs,
// find out the element using the select value for display
i.Reset();
bool moreElements = i.MoveNext();
while (moreElements)
{
// Get beams and slabs from selections
Element component = i.Current as Autodesk.Revit.DB.Element;
if (null == component)
{
moreElements = i.MoveNext();
continue;
}
if (null == component.Category)
{
moreElements = i.MoveNext();
continue;
}
if (("Structural Framing" != component.Category.Name) &&
("Floors" != component.Category.Name))
{
moreElements = i.MoveNext();
continue;
}
// Get "Unique ID" parameter
ParameterSet attributes = component.Parameters;
foreach (object o in attributes)
{
Parameter attribute = o as Parameter;
if ("Unique ID" == attribute.Definition.Name)
{
if (null == attribute.AsString())
{
break;
}
// compare if the parameter's value is the same as the selected value.
// Clear the SelElementSet and add the found element into it.
// So this element will highlight in Revit UI
if (UniqueIdValue == attribute.AsString())
{
seleElements.Clear();
seleElements.Add(component);
return;
}
break;
}
}
moreElements = i.MoveNext();
}
}