GetUnitType Method


Gets the UnitType value corresponding to the given spec identifier.

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 `UnitType` enumeration to the `ForgeTypeId` class.")]
public static UnitType GetUnitType(
	ForgeTypeId specTypeId
)
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 `UnitType` enumeration to the `ForgeTypeId` class.")> _
Public Shared Function GetUnitType ( _
	specTypeId As ForgeTypeId _
) As UnitType
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 `UnitType` enumeration to the `ForgeTypeId` class.")]
public:
static UnitType GetUnitType(
	ForgeTypeId^ specTypeId
)

Parameters

specTypeId
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB ForgeTypeId
The spec identifier.

Return Value

The UnitType value corresponding to the given spec identifier.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentException specTypeId is not a spec identifier. See UnitUtils.IsSpec(ForgeTypeId) and UnitUtils.GetSpecTypeId(UnitType).
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was NULL

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