Retrieve window width and height

[Anonymous]

Hello,

Can somebody help me retrieve a window's width and height?

This compiles but does not work unfortunately, because it returns "False":

window.get_Parameter(BuiltInParameter.WINDOW_WIDTH).HasValue;

When I cast the parameter with AsDouble() I get 0. The variable "window" is of type "Element".

[naveen.kumar.t · Accepted solution]

Hi @Anonymous ,

try using the below code

Element Window;
                FamilyInstance fi = Window as FamilyInstance;
                FamilySymbol fs = fi.Symbol;

                double height = fs.get_Parameter(BuiltInParameter.WINDOW_WIDTH).AsDouble();
                double width = fs.get_Parameter(BuiltInParameter.WINDOW_HEIGHT).AsDouble();

I hope this helps

[Anonymous]

Thank you so much, this finally works! Maybe you could fix the indentation (if it isn't by design) and swap the width/height variable names, so others who find this thread aren't confused 🙂

[Anonymous]

What does Element Window get? Because in my case he is saying that the variable window was never used.

[jeremytammik]

If you have not defined the variable `window` then it will not exist and indeed cannot be used.