# Dynamo Matching Index / Parameter Numbers **URL:** \ **Category:** DesignScript\ **Tags:** dynamo\ **Created:** [March 7, 2019, 10:17pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/dynamo-matching-index-parameter-numbers/33139 "2019-03-07T22:17:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3
**Author:** ![Joe.Charpentier](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/joe.charpentier/32/49617_2.png) [@Joe.Charpentier](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Joe.Charpentier)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 10:38pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/dynamo-matching-index-parameter-numbers/33139/3 "2019-03-07T22:38:02Z")
Element.Parameters returns its information as a Dictionary, not a list, so the order of parameters (and therefore the index number) will never be consistent, even for the same category. (I found that out the hard way- see the linked thread for way more details.) Joe > [@Enlighten me: Why different lists of properties for the same element?](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/enlighten-me-why-different-lists-of-properties-for-the-same-element/18666): > > EDIT: My entire thesis was wrong! Please ignore all the steps I placed below and jump to the answer/last post. Dynamo Experts, So, I don’t really need help to do what I’m doing- I’ve figured that out. However, in trying to understand Dynamo and its interaction with Revit more deeply I’ve come up with the following question. Background: Working in Revit 2015 and Dynamo 0.9.1.4062. First I’m selecting all TextNote elements of a particular type in the Revit project. To choose which Text Type… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/dynamo-matching-index-parameter-numbers/33139)._