GetLabelFor Method (UnitType)


Gets the user-visible name for a UnitType.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 21.0.0.0 (21.1.1.109)
Since: 2011

Syntax

C#
[ObsoleteAttribute("This method is deprecated in Revit 2021 and may be removed in a future version of Revit. Please use the `GetLabelForSpec(ForgeTypeId)` method instead.")]
public static string GetLabelFor(
	UnitType unitType
)
Visual Basic
<ObsoleteAttribute("This method is deprecated in Revit 2021 and may be removed in a future version of Revit. Please use the `GetLabelForSpec(ForgeTypeId)` method instead.")> _
Public Shared Function GetLabelFor ( _
	unitType As UnitType _
) As String
Visual C++
[ObsoleteAttribute(L"This method is deprecated in Revit 2021 and may be removed in a future version of Revit. Please use the `GetLabelForSpec(ForgeTypeId)` method instead.")]
public:
static String^ GetLabelFor(
	UnitType unitType
)

Parameters

unitType
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB UnitType
The UnitType to get the user-visible name.

Remarks

The name is obtained in the current Revit language.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentException Cannot find UnitTypeInfo for the UnitType.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentOutOfRangeException A value passed for an enumeration argument is not a member of that enumeration

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