SetFormatOptions Method


Sets the default FormatOptions for a unit type.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 2015.0.0.0 (2015.0.0.0)
Since: 2014

Syntax

C#
public void SetFormatOptions(
	UnitType unitType,
	FormatOptions options
)
Visual Basic
Public Sub SetFormatOptions ( _
	unitType As UnitType, _
	options As FormatOptions _
)
Visual C++
public:
void SetFormatOptions(
	UnitType unitType, 
	FormatOptions^ options
)

Parameters

unitType
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB UnitType
The unit type.
options
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB FormatOptions
The ForrmatOptions.

Remarks

Some unit types have definitions which are automatically derived from other unit types. For example, UT_SheetLength is derived from UT_Length and UT_ForceScale is derived from UT_Force. In such cases, calling SetFormatOptions() for one unit type may have the side effect of changing the FormatOptions for other unit types that depend on it.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentException unitType is an invalid unit type. See UnitUtils.IsValidUnitType() and UnitUtils.GetValidUnitTypes(). -or- FormatOptions cannot be modified for unitType. See Units.IsModifiableUnitType() and Units.GetModifiableUnitTypes(). -or- UseDefault is true in options. -or- The display unit in options is not a valid display unit for unitType. See UnitUtils.IsValidDisplayUnit(UnitType, DisplayUnitType) and UnitUtils.GetValidDisplayUnits(UnitType).
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was NULL
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentOutOfRangeException A value passed for an enumeration argument is not a member of that enumeration

See Also