UnitFormatUtils.TryParse(Units, ForgeTypeId, String, Double, String) Method

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

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 26.2.0.0 (26.2.0.0)

Syntax

public static bool TryParse(
	Units units,
	ForgeTypeId specTypeId,
	string stringToParse,
	out double value,
	out string message
)

units Units: The units formatting settings, typically obtained from Document.GetUnits().
specTypeId ForgeTypeId: Identifier of the target spec for the value.
stringToParse String: The string to parse.
value Double%: The parsed value. Ignore this value if the function returns false.
message String%: A localized message that, if the parsing fails, explains the reason for failure.

Boolean
True if the string can be parsed, false otherwise.

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	specTypeId is not a measurable spec identifier. See UnitUtils.IsMeasurableSpec(ForgeTypeId).
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null