Converts a value from a given display unit to Revit's internal units.

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 `ConvertToInternalUnits(double, ForgeTypeId)` overload instead.")] public static double ConvertToInternalUnits( double value, DisplayUnitType displayUnit )

[ObsoleteAttribute("This method is deprecated in Revit 2021 and may be removed in a future version of Revit. Please use the `ConvertToInternalUnits(double, ForgeTypeId)` overload instead.")]
public static double ConvertToInternalUnits(
	double value,
	DisplayUnitType displayUnit
)

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 `ConvertToInternalUnits(double, ForgeTypeId)` overload instead.")> _ Public Shared Function ConvertToInternalUnits ( _ value As Double, _ displayUnit As DisplayUnitType _ ) As Double

<ObsoleteAttribute("This method is deprecated in Revit 2021 and may be removed in a future version of Revit. Please use the `ConvertToInternalUnits(double, ForgeTypeId)` overload instead.")> _
Public Shared Function ConvertToInternalUnits ( _
	value As Double, _
	displayUnit As DisplayUnitType _
) As Double

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 `ConvertToInternalUnits(double, ForgeTypeId)` overload instead.")] public: static double ConvertToInternalUnits( double value, DisplayUnitType displayUnit )

[ObsoleteAttribute(L"This method is deprecated in Revit 2021 and may be removed in a future version of Revit. Please use the `ConvertToInternalUnits(double, ForgeTypeId)` overload instead.")]
public:
static double ConvertToInternalUnits(
	double value, 
	DisplayUnitType displayUnit
)

Parameters

value: Type: System Double
The value to convert.

displayUnit: Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB DisplayUnitType
The value's display unit.

Return Value

The converted value.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentException	The given value for value is not finite -or- displayUnit is an invalid display unit. See UnitUtils.IsValidDisplayUnit(DisplayUnitType) and UnitUtils.GetValidDisplayUnits().
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentOutOfRangeException	A value passed for an enumeration argument is not a member of that enumeration

ConvertToInternalUnits Method

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See Also

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