Dimension Type Set Alternate Units Format Options Method

Sets the FormatOptions to optionally override the default settings in the Units class for the alternate units value.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.0.0.0 (25.0.0.0)

Syntax

public void SetAlternateUnitsFormatOptions(
	FormatOptions formatOptions
)

Public Sub SetAlternateUnitsFormatOptions ( 
	formatOptions As FormatOptions
)

public:
void SetAlternateUnitsFormatOptions(
	FormatOptions^ formatOptions
)

member SetAlternateUnitsFormatOptions : 
        formatOptions : FormatOptions -> unit

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	The display unit in formatOptions is not a valid display unit for the unit type of this DimensionType, or the rounding method in formatOptions is not set to Nearest. See UnitUtils.IsValidDisplayUnit(UnitType, DisplayUnitType), UnitUtils.GetValidDisplayUnits(UnitType) and FormatOptions.RoundingMethod.
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null

Remarks

See the UnitType property to determine the unit type of this dimension style.