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

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 `TryParse(Units, ForgeTypeId, string, out double)` overload instead.")]
public static bool TryParse(
	Units units,
	UnitType unitType,
	string stringToParse,
	out double value
)
Visual Basic
<ObsoleteAttribute("This method is deprecated in Revit 2021 and may be removed in a future version of Revit. Please use the `TryParse(Units, ForgeTypeId, string, out double)` overload instead.")> _
Public Shared Function TryParse ( _
	units As Units, _
	unitType As UnitType, _
	stringToParse As String, _
	<OutAttribute> ByRef value As Double _
) 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 `TryParse(Units, ForgeTypeId, string, out double)` overload instead.")]
public:
static bool TryParse(
	Units^ units, 
	UnitType unitType, 
	String^ stringToParse, 
	[OutAttribute] double% value
)

Parameters

units
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB..::..Units
The units formatting settings, typically obtained from Document.GetUnits().
unitType
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB..::..UnitType
The target unit type for the value.
stringToParse
Type: System..::..String
The string to parse.
value
Type: System..::..Double%
The parsed value, in Revit's internal units. Ignore this value if the function returns false.

Return Value

True if the string can be parsed, false otherwise.

Exceptions

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

See Also