StyleCollectionBaseAdd Method

Creates a new style object, adds it to the collection, and returns an ObjectId for the object.

Namespace: Autodesk.Civil.DatabaseServices.Styles
Assembly: AeccDbMgd (in AeccDbMgd.dll) Version: 13.8.0.292
Syntax
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public abstract ObjectId Add(
	string name
)

Parameters

name  String
The name of the new style. If this string is empty or null, a dynamically generated name is created.

Return Value

ObjectId
Exceptions
ExceptionCondition
ArgumentException Thrown when the name already exists.
Example
C#
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 1// Select a surface style to use.
 2// If the desired style doesn't exist, create it.
 3ObjectId surfaceStyleId = ObjectId.Null;
 4try
 5{
 6    surfaceStyleId = doc.Styles.SurfaceStyles["Slope Banding (2D)"];
 7}
 8catch (System.ArgumentException e)
 9{
10    surfaceStyleId = doc.Styles.SurfaceStyles.Add("Slope Banding (2D)");
11}
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