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IsValidUnitType Method

Checks whether a unit type is valid.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 21.0.0.0 (21.1.1.109)
Since: 2014

Syntax

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

Parameters

unitTypeEnum
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB UnitType
The unit type to check.

Return Value

True if the unit type is valid, false otherwise.

Remarks

A unit type is considered valid if it is an actual unit type like UT_Length or UT_Angle. Obsolete values and the special values UT_Custom and UT_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

See Also