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: 21.0.0.0 (21.1.1.109)

Syntax

C#
public void SetAlternateUnitsFormatOptions(
	FormatOptions formatOptions
)
Visual Basic
Public Sub SetAlternateUnitsFormatOptions ( _
	formatOptions As FormatOptions _
)
Visual C++
public:
void SetAlternateUnitsFormatOptions(
	FormatOptions^ formatOptions
)

Parameters

formatOptions
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB..::..FormatOptions
The FormatOptions.

Remarks

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

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..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.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was NULL

See Also