IsValidDisplayUnit Method (DisplayUnitType)


Checks whether a display unit 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 `IsUnit(ForgeTypeId)` method instead.")]
public static bool IsValidDisplayUnit(
	DisplayUnitType displayUnitEnum
)
Visual Basic
<ObsoleteAttribute("This method is deprecated in Revit 2021 and may be removed in a future version of Revit. Please use the `IsUnit(ForgeTypeId)` method instead.")> _
Public Shared Function IsValidDisplayUnit ( _
	displayUnitEnum As DisplayUnitType _
) 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 `IsUnit(ForgeTypeId)` method instead.")]
public:
static bool IsValidDisplayUnit(
	DisplayUnitType displayUnitEnum
)

Parameters

displayUnitEnum
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB DisplayUnitType
The display unit to check.

Return Value

True if the display unit is valid, false otherwise.

Remarks

A display unit is considered valid if it is an actual unit like meters or feet. Obsolete values and the special values DUT_CUSTOM and DUT_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

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