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TryParse Method (Units, ForgeTypeId, String, Double)

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

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

Syntax

C# 
public static bool TryParse(
	Units units,
	ForgeTypeId specTypeId,
	string stringToParse,
	out double value
)
Visual Basic 
Public Shared Function TryParse ( _
	units As Units, _
	specTypeId As ForgeTypeId, _
	stringToParse As String, _
	<OutAttribute> ByRef value As Double _
) As Boolean
Visual C++ 
public:
static bool TryParse(
	Units^ units, 
	ForgeTypeId^ specTypeId, 
	String^ stringToParse, 
	[OutAttribute] double% value
)

Parameters

units
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB Units
The units formatting settings, typically obtained from Document.GetUnits() .
specTypeId
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB ForgeTypeId
Identifier of the target spec for the value.
stringToParse
Type: System String
The string to parse.
value
Type: System Double %
The parsed value. 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 specTypeId is not a measurable spec identifier. See UnitUtils.IsMeasurableSpec(ForgeTypeId).
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was null

See Also