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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: 24.0.0.0 (24.0.0.0)
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.DBUnits
The units formatting settings, typically obtained from Document.GetUnits().
specTypeId
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DBForgeTypeId
Identifier of the target spec for the value.
stringToParse
Type: SystemString
The string to parse.
value
Type: SystemDouble%
The parsed value. Ignore this value if the function returns false.

Return Value

True if the string can be parsed, false otherwise.

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsArgumentException specTypeId is not a measurable spec identifier. See UnitUtils.IsMeasurableSpec(ForgeTypeId).
Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was null

See Also