Checks whether this FormatOptions is valid for a given unit type.

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 `IsValidForSpec(ForgeTypeId)` method instead.")]
public bool IsValidForUnitType(
	UnitType unitType
)
Visual Basic
<ObsoleteAttribute("This method is deprecated in Revit 2021 and may be removed in a future version of Revit. Please use the `IsValidForSpec(ForgeTypeId)` method instead.")> _
Public Function IsValidForUnitType ( _
	unitType As UnitType _
) 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 `IsValidForSpec(ForgeTypeId)` method instead.")]
public:
bool IsValidForUnitType(
	UnitType unitType
)

Parameters

unitType
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB..::..UnitType
The unit type.

Return Value

True if the FormatOptions is valid, false otherwise.

Remarks

The FormatOptions is valid if UseDefault is true or if the display unit in the FormatOptions is valid for the unit type. See UnitUtils.IsValidDisplayUnit(UnitType, DisplayUnitType) and UnitUtils.GetValidDisplayUnits(UnitType).

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..ArgumentException unitType is an invalid unit type. See UnitUtils.IsValidUnitType() and UnitUtils.GetValidUnitTypes().
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..ArgumentOutOfRangeException A value passed for an enumeration argument is not a member of that enumeration

See Also