//Gets a SharedParameter
private ExternalDefinition GetSharedParameter(Autodesk.Revit.ApplicationServices.Application app, string name)
{
DefinitionFile defFile = app.OpenSharedParameterFile();
if (defFile == null)
{
DialogUtils.Failure("Error", $"Shared parameters file does not exist. You are trying to push a Shared Parameter into another Family - make sure you have setup a Shared Parameters file.");
return(null);
//throw new Exception("No SharedParameter File!");
}
var v = (from DefinitionGroup dg in defFile.Groups
from ExternalDefinition d in dg.Definitions
where d.Name == name
select d);
if (v == null || v.Count() < 1)
{
return(null); //There is no Shared parameter with this name
}
ExternalDefinition def = v.First();
return(def);
}
