IsValidDisplayUnit Method (DisplayUnitType)


Checks whether a display unit is valid.

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

Syntax

C#
public static bool IsValidDisplayUnit(
	DisplayUnitType displayUnit
)
Visual Basic
Public Shared Function IsValidDisplayUnit ( _
	displayUnit As DisplayUnitType _
) As Boolean
Visual C++
public:
static bool IsValidDisplayUnit(
	DisplayUnitType displayUnit
)

Parameters

displayUnit
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB DisplayUnitType
The display unit to check.

Return Value

True if the display unit is valid, false otherwise.

Remarks

A display unit is considered valid if it is an actual unit like meters or feet. Obsolete values and the special values DUT_CUSTOM and DUT_UNDEFINED are not considered valid.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentOutOfRangeException A value passed for an enumeration argument is not a member of that enumeration

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