tryGetElement Method

Get an element by Id, FederationGuid, or Code

tryGetElement<T extends Element>(elementId: Id64String | GuidString | Code | ElementLoadProps): T extends Element | undefined

throws IModelError if the element exists, but cannot be loaded.

note Useful for cases when an element may or may not exist and throwing an Error would be overkill.

see IModelDb.Elements.getElement

Returns - The element or undefined if the element is not found.

Defined in

• core/backend/src/IModelDb.ts

Last Updated: 05 June, 2020