Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB Class: UnitUtils

UnitUtils.ConvertToInternalUnits

Method

Description:
Converts a value from a given unit to Revit's internal units.

Syntax

public static double ConvertToInternalUnits(
	double value,
	ForgeTypeId unitTypeId
)

Public Shared Function ConvertToInternalUnits ( 
	value As Double,
	unitTypeId As ForgeTypeId
) As Double

public:
static double ConvertToInternalUnits(
	double value, 
	ForgeTypeId^ unitTypeId
)

static member ConvertToInternalUnits : 
        value : float * 
        unitTypeId : ForgeTypeId -> float

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
value	Double	The value to convert.
unitTypeId	ForgeTypeId	Identifier of the unit quantifying the value.

Return Value

Type	Description
Double	The converted value.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	The given value for value is not finite -or- unitTypeId is not a unit identifier. See UnitUtils.IsUnit(ForgeTypeId) and UnitUtils.GetUnitTypeId(DisplayUnitType).
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null