Revit 2025 API
Unit |
Parses a formatted string into a number with units if possible.
Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.0.0.0 (25.0.0.0)
Syntax
public static bool TryParse( Units units, ForgeTypeId specTypeId, string stringToParse, out double value, out string message )
Public Shared Function TryParse ( units As Units, specTypeId As ForgeTypeId, stringToParse As String, <OutAttribute> ByRef value As Double, <OutAttribute> ByRef message As String ) As Boolean
public: static bool TryParse( Units^ units, ForgeTypeId^ specTypeId, String^ stringToParse, [OutAttribute] double% value, [OutAttribute] String^% message )
static member TryParse : units : Units * specTypeId : ForgeTypeId * stringToParse : string * value : float byref * message : string byref -> bool
Parameters
- 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.
Return Value
BooleanTrue if the string can be parsed, false otherwise.

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