SetFormatOptions Method (ForgeTypeId, FormatOptions)


Sets the default FormatOptions for a spec.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 22.0.0.0 (22.1.0.0)
Since: 2014

Syntax

C#
public void SetFormatOptions(
	ForgeTypeId specTypeId,
	FormatOptions options
)
Visual Basic
Public Sub SetFormatOptions ( _
	specTypeId As ForgeTypeId, _
	options As FormatOptions _
)
Visual C++
public:
void SetFormatOptions(
	ForgeTypeId^ specTypeId, 
	FormatOptions^ options
)

Parameters

specTypeId
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB ForgeTypeId
Identifier of the spec.
options
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB FormatOptions
The FormatOptions.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentException specTypeId is not a measurable spec identifier. See UnitUtils.IsMeasurableSpec(ForgeTypeId). -or- FormatOptions cannot be modified for specTypeId. See Units.IsModifiableSpec(ForgeTypeId) and Units.GetModifiableSpecs(). -or- UseDefault is true in options. -or- The unit in options is not valid for specTypeId. See UnitUtils.IsValidUnit(ForgeTypeId, ForgeTypeId) and UnitUtils.GetValidUnits(ForgeTypeId). -or- The rounding method in options is not set to Nearest.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was null

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