GetUnitTypeId Method


Gets the ForgeTypeId identifying the given unit.

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. It will not be replaced, but until its removal it may be used to help migrate code that uses the `DisplayUnitType` enumeration to the `ForgeTypeId` class.")]
public static ForgeTypeId GetUnitTypeId(
	DisplayUnitType displayUnitTypeEnum
)
Visual Basic
<ObsoleteAttribute("This method is deprecated in Revit 2021 and may be removed in a future version of Revit. It will not be replaced, but until its removal it may be used to help migrate code that uses the `DisplayUnitType` enumeration to the `ForgeTypeId` class.")> _
Public Shared Function GetUnitTypeId ( _
	displayUnitTypeEnum As DisplayUnitType _
) As ForgeTypeId
Visual C++
[ObsoleteAttribute(L"This method is deprecated in Revit 2021 and may be removed in a future version of Revit. It will not be replaced, but until its removal it may be used to help migrate code that uses the `DisplayUnitType` enumeration to the `ForgeTypeId` class.")]
public:
static ForgeTypeId^ GetUnitTypeId(
	DisplayUnitType displayUnitTypeEnum
)

Parameters

displayUnitTypeEnum
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB DisplayUnitType
The unit.

Return Value

The identifier of the given unit.

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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