/// <summary>
/// Gets the listed parameters of an element and returns a Dictionary with the Key being the parameter name and the Value being the parameter value.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="element">A Dynamo wrapped element.</param>
/// <param name="parameterNames">A list of parameter names.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static synthDict GetParamterToDictionary(DynaElem element, List <string> parameterNames)
{
synthDict dict = synthDict.ByEmpty();
RevitDoc doc = element.InternalElement.Document;
foreach (string name in parameterNames)
{
object value = element.GetParameterValueByName(name);
if (value != null)
{
synthDict.Add(dict, name, value);
}
}
return(dict);
}
/// <summary>
/// Sets an element's parameters based on a Dictionary object with the Key being the parameter name and the Value being the parameter value.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="element">A Dynamo wrapped element.</param>
/// <param name="dictionary">A Synthetic Dictionary</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static DynaElem SetParamterByDictionary(DynaElem element, synthDict dictionary)
{
RevitDoc doc = element.InternalElement.Document;
TransactionManager.Instance.EnsureInTransaction(doc);
foreach (KeyValuePair <string, object> keyValue in synthDict.UnwrapDictionary(dictionary))
{
if (element.InternalElement.GetParameters(keyValue.Key)[0].IsReadOnly == false)
{
element.SetParameterByName(keyValue.Key, keyValue.Value);
}
}
TransactionManager.Instance.TransactionTaskDone();
return(element);
}