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TryParse Method (Units, UnitType, String, Double)

Parses a formatted string into a number with units if possible.

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 `TryParse(Units, ForgeTypeId, string, out double)` overload instead.")]
public static bool TryParse(
	Units units,
	UnitType unitType,
	string stringToParse,
	out double value
)
Visual Basic 
<ObsoleteAttribute("This method is deprecated in Revit 2021 and may be removed in a future version of Revit. Please use the `TryParse(Units, ForgeTypeId, string, out double)` overload instead.")> _
Public Shared Function TryParse ( _
	units As Units, _
	unitType As UnitType, _
	stringToParse As String, _
	<OutAttribute> ByRef value As Double _
) 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 `TryParse(Units, ForgeTypeId, string, out double)` overload instead.")]
public:
static bool TryParse(
	Units^ units, 
	UnitType unitType, 
	String^ stringToParse, 
	[OutAttribute] double% value
)

Parameters

units
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB Units
The units formatting settings, typically obtained from Document.GetUnits() .
unitType
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB UnitType
The target unit type for the value.
stringToParse
Type: System String
The string to parse.
value
Type: System Double %
The parsed value, in Revit's internal units. Ignore this value if the function returns false.

Return Value

True if the string can be parsed, false otherwise.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentException unitType is an invalid unit type. See UnitUtils.IsValidUnitType() and UnitUtils.GetValidUnitTypes().
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was NULL
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentOutOfRangeException A value passed for an enumeration argument is not a member of that enumeration

See Also