# Simple Parameter Question

**URL:** <https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/simple-parameter-question/6881>\
**Category:** Revit\
**Created:** [October 19, 2016, 7:15am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/simple-parameter-question/6881 "2016-10-19T07:15:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Kieran\_Atherton](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/kieran_atherton/32/32271_2.png) [@Kieran\_Atherton](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Kieran_Atherton)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2016, 7:15am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/simple-parameter-question/6881/1 "2016-10-19T07:15:08Z")

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Hello, I am trying to get my head around how to get type parameters out of families in dynamo, im sue it is very simple but i cant get it to work.

Can someone help ? i want to get the “W” type parameter out of columns

[Column Parameter.dyn](https://forum.dynamobim.com/uploads/short-url/5FH5vc5t3fogaVD8mKR1JF0izeD.dyn) (5.6 KB)

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**Author:** ![Alisder\_Brown](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/alisder_brown/32/14995_2.png) [@Alisder\_Brown](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Alisder_Brown)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2016, 7:53am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/simple-parameter-question/6881/2 "2016-10-19T07:53:29Z")

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@Kieran_Atherton

Using the built in nodes for “GetParameterValueByName” will get you only the Instance parameters.  
Clockwork has a great node called “Element.Type” which you can connect before the above node which will look for Type parameters instead. See image below

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**Author:** ![Kieran\_Atherton](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/kieran_atherton/32/32271_2.png) [@Kieran\_Atherton](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Kieran_Atherton)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2016, 9:51am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/simple-parameter-question/6881/3 "2016-10-19T09:51:10Z")

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Thank you Alisder, one more quick question, how would I go about collecting all the “W” values from the different sublists if they are not in numerical order ?

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**Author:** ![Alisder\_Brown](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/alisder_brown/32/14995_2.png) [@Alisder\_Brown](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Alisder_Brown)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2016, 10:04am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/simple-parameter-question/6881/4 "2016-10-19T10:04:42Z")

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You already have them in a list in that watch node on the top left of your image. You dont need to use the other methods in your graph

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**Author:** ![Kieran\_Atherton](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/kieran_atherton/32/32271_2.png) [@Kieran\_Atherton](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Kieran_Atherton)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2016, 10:08am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/simple-parameter-question/6881/5 "2016-10-19T10:08:10Z")

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apologies, it was just a general question on how to grab the values from a list that is not in numerical order

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**Author:** ![Alisder\_Brown](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/alisder_brown/32/14995_2.png) [@Alisder\_Brown](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Alisder_Brown)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2016, 10:38am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/simple-parameter-question/6881/6 "2016-10-19T10:38:40Z")

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Ah okay, you might be able to use one of the “Search for” or “contains” nodes but im not sure.