ScheduleField.SetFormatOptions Method

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 26.3.0.0 (26.3.0.0)

Syntax

C#

public void SetFormatOptions(
	FormatOptions formatOptions
)

Parameters

formatOptions  FormatOptions

The FormatOptions.

Exceptions

Remarks

See the UnitType property to determine the unit type of this field.

Example

C#

// 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);
        }
    }
}

VB

' format length units to display in feet and inches format
Public Sub FormatLengthFields(schedule As ViewSchedule)
    Dim nFields As Integer = schedule.Definition.GetFieldCount()
    For n As Integer = 0 To nFields - 1
        Dim field As ScheduleField = schedule.Definition.GetField(n)
        If field.GetSpecTypeId().Equals(SpecTypeId.Length) Then
            Dim formatOpts As New FormatOptions()
            formatOpts.UseDefault = False
            formatOpts.SetUnitTypeId(UnitTypeId.FeetFractionalInches)
            field.SetFormatOptions(formatOpts)
        End If
    Next
End Sub

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