ScheduleFieldSetFormatOptions Method

Sets the FormatOptions to optionally override the default settings in the Units class.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 27.0.4.0 (27.0.4.0)
Syntax
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public void SetFormatOptions(
	FormatOptions formatOptions
)

Parameters

formatOptions  FormatOptions
The FormatOptions.
Exceptions
ExceptionCondition
ArgumentException The display unit in formatOptions is not a valid display unit for the unit type of this ScheduleField, 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 field.
Example
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// format length units to display in feet and inches format
public void FormatLengthFields(ViewSchedule schedule)
{
    int nFields = schedule.Definition.GetFieldCount();
    for (int n = 0; n < nFields; n++)
    {
        ScheduleField field = schedule.Definition.GetField(n);
        if (field.GetSpecTypeId() == SpecTypeId.Length)
        {
            FormatOptions formatOpts = new FormatOptions();
            formatOpts.UseDefault = false;
            formatOpts.SetUnitTypeId(UnitTypeId.FeetFractionalInches);
            field.SetFormatOptions(formatOpts);
        }
    }
}
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