/// <summary>
/// Gets a list of the filters for a collector.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="collector">A Syntehtic Collector</param>
/// <returns name="ElementFilters">A list of ElementFilters</returns>
public static List <RevitDB.ElementFilter> GetFilters(Collector collector)
{
return(collector._filters);
}
/// <summary>
/// Sets the ElementFilters for the collector.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="collector">A Synthetic Collector</param>
/// <param name="filters">A list of ElementFilters</param>
/// <returns name="collector">A Synthetic Collector with assigned ElementFilters.</returns>
public static Collector SetFilters(Collector collector, List <RevitDB.ElementFilter> filters)
{
collector._filters = filters;
return(collector);
}
/// <summary>
/// Retrieves the Elements that pass the Collector's filters
/// </summary>
/// <param name="collector">A Synthetc Collector</param>
/// <param name="toggle">Toggle will reset the Dynamo graph and rerun the collector.</param>
/// <returns name="Elements">Autodesk.Revit.DB.Elements</returns>
public static IList <RevitDB.Element> ToRevitElements(Collector collector,
[DefaultArgument("true")] bool toggle = true)
{
return((List <RevitDB.Element>)collector._ApplyFilters().ToElements());
}
/// <summary>
/// Retrieves the ElementIds of elements that pass the Collector's filters.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="collector">A Syntehtic Collector</param>
/// <returns name="ElementIds">Returns the ElementIds of the elements that pass the collector's filters.</returns>
public static IList <RevitDB.ElementId> ToElementIds(Collector collector)
{
return((IList <RevitDB.ElementId>)collector._ApplyFilters().ToElementIds());
}
/// <summary>
/// Applies filters and returns the Revit FilteredElementCollector object. This object gives quick access to the elements in the collector.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="collector">A Synthetic Collector object.</param>
/// <returns name="Revit Collector">A Revit FilteredElementCollector object.</returns>
public static RevitCollector ApplyFilters(Collector collector)
{
return(collector._ApplyFilters());
}
