Gets the string used in type catalogs to identify a given unit type.

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 `GetTypeCatalogStringForSpec(ForgeTypeId)` method instead.")] public static string GetTypeCatalogString( UnitType unitType )

[ObsoleteAttribute("This method is deprecated in Revit 2021 and may be removed in a future version of Revit. Please use the `GetTypeCatalogStringForSpec(ForgeTypeId)` method instead.")]
public static string GetTypeCatalogString(
	UnitType unitType
)

Visual Basic

Visual Basic
<ObsoleteAttribute("This method is deprecated in Revit 2021 and may be removed in a future version of Revit. Please use the `GetTypeCatalogStringForSpec(ForgeTypeId)` method instead.")> _ Public Shared Function GetTypeCatalogString ( _ unitType As UnitType _ ) As String

<ObsoleteAttribute("This method is deprecated in Revit 2021 and may be removed in a future version of Revit. Please use the `GetTypeCatalogStringForSpec(ForgeTypeId)` method instead.")> _
Public Shared Function GetTypeCatalogString ( _
	unitType As UnitType _
) As String

Visual C++

Visual C++
[ObsoleteAttribute(L"This method is deprecated in Revit 2021 and may be removed in a future version of Revit. Please use the `GetTypeCatalogStringForSpec(ForgeTypeId)` method instead.")] public: static String^ GetTypeCatalogString( UnitType unitType )

[ObsoleteAttribute(L"This method is deprecated in Revit 2021 and may be removed in a future version of Revit. Please use the `GetTypeCatalogStringForSpec(ForgeTypeId)` method instead.")]
public:
static String^ GetTypeCatalogString(
	UnitType unitType
)

Parameters

unitType: Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB UnitType
The unit type.

Return Value

The type catalog string, or an empty string if the unit type cannot be used in type catalogs.

Exceptions

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

GetTypeCatalogString Method (UnitType)

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