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ConvertToInternalUnits Method

Converts a value from a given display unit to Revit's internal units.

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

Syntax

C# 
public static double ConvertToInternalUnits(
	double value,
	DisplayUnitType displayUnit
)
Visual Basic 
Public Shared Function ConvertToInternalUnits ( _
	value As Double, _
	displayUnit As DisplayUnitType _
) As Double
Visual C++ 
public:
static double ConvertToInternalUnits(
	double value, 
	DisplayUnitType displayUnit
)

Parameters

value
Type: System Double
The value to convert.
displayUnit
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB DisplayUnitType
The value's display unit.

Return Value

The converted value.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentException The given value for value is not finite -or- displayUnit is an invalid display unit. See UnitUtils.IsValidDisplayUnit(DisplayUnitType) and UnitUtils.GetValidDisplayUnits().
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentOutOfRangeException A value passed for an enumeration argument is not a member of that enumeration

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