TryParse Method (Units, UnitType, String, ValueParsingOptions, Double, String)
Parses a formatted string into a number with units if possible.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 18.0.0.0 (18.2.0.13)
Since:  2014

Syntax

C#
public static bool TryParse(
	Units units,
	UnitType unitType,
	string stringToParse,
	ValueParsingOptions valueParsingOptions,
	out double value,
	out string message
)
Visual Basic
Public Shared Function TryParse ( _
	units As Units, _
	unitType As UnitType, _
	stringToParse As String, _
	valueParsingOptions As ValueParsingOptions, _
	<OutAttribute> ByRef value As Double, _
	<OutAttribute> ByRef message As String _
) As Boolean
Visual C++
public:
static bool TryParse(
	Units^ units, 
	UnitType unitType, 
	String^ stringToParse, 
	ValueParsingOptions^ valueParsingOptions, 
	[OutAttribute] double% value, 
	[OutAttribute] String^% message
)

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.
valueParsingOptions
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB..::..ValueParsingOptions
Additional parsing options.
value
Type: System..::..Double%
The parsed value, in Revit's internal units. Ignore this value if the function returns false.
message
Type: System..::..String%
A localized message that, if the parsing fails, explains the reason for failure.

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(). -or- The display unit in the FormatOptions in valueParsingOptions is not a valid display unit for unitType. See UnitUtils.IsValidDisplayUnit(UnitType, DisplayUnitType) and UnitUtils.GetValidDisplayUnits(UnitType).
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