# Element.Parameters and Element.GetParameterValueByName mulitple answers **URL:** \ **Category:** Revit\ **Created:** [June 16, 2017, 4:45pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/element-parameters-and-element-getparametervaluebyname-mulitple-answers/12515 "2017-06-16T16:45:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DaveP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/49beb7/32.png) [@DaveP](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/DaveP)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2017, 4:45pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/element-parameters-and-element-getparametervaluebyname-mulitple-answers/12515/1 "2017-06-16T16:45:19Z")
Why does the core Element.Parameters node return multiple copies of the same parameter? Even worse, some of the values are different! Here I’m passing a Viewport element to the node, and I get at least two and sometimes three of four copies of the same (?) parameters. ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/d/5/d5af0e49aee1b381f002d658c8e08b7cd5e6ecf5.PNG) I don’t know if there was a change between 1.2 and 1.3, but I’m getting different results using the Element.GetParameterValueByName node because of this Same graph, same element, but if I use Element.GetParameterValueByName in 1.3, I get the actual “View Name” parameter. If I run it in 1.2, I get what looks to me like View Title on Sheet ---
**Author:** ![Kulkul](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/kulkul/32/49801_2.png) [@Kulkul](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Kulkul)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2017, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/element-parameters-and-element-getparametervaluebyname-mulitple-answers/12515/2 "2017-06-16T20:38:35Z")
Use Builtin Parameter instead. ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/6/6/66e51aba2386e67ce3a3a6e89c3c8d04d21c6b59.png)