DistanceListParse Method (String, IFormatProvider, DistanceUnitType)

public static DistanceList Parse(
	string input,
	IFormatProvider formatProvider,
	DistanceUnitType defaultUnitType
)

Public Shared Function Parse ( 
	input As String,
	formatProvider As IFormatProvider,
	defaultUnitType As DistanceUnitType
) As DistanceList

using Tekla.Structures.Datatype;
using System.Globalization;

public class Example
{
       public void Example1()
       {
           // Current unit type controls the default unit type used in parsing.
           // The default unit is millimeter.
           Distance.CurrentUnitType = Distance.UnitType.Millimeter;

           // We can override the current unit type to force the parsing to perform automatic unit conversion.
           // This will be parsed as 3 times 3.2 inches.
           DistanceList distanceInInches = DistanceList.Parse("3*3.2", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, Distance.UnitType.Inch);

           // When using feet or inches as the distance unit, the fractional format is supported as well.
           // This will be parsed as 3 times 3/4 inches.
           DistanceList inchesInFractionalFormat = DistanceList.Parse("3*3/4", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, Distance.UnitType.Inch);

           // When a distance list is used in a plug-in dialog, the dialog attribute is passed to the plug-in execution as a string.
           // Distance values are then parsed from the string using InvariantCulture and Millimeter.
           DistanceList distancesInPluginRun = DistanceList.Parse("3*40.00 50.00", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, Distance.UnitType.Millimeter);
       }
}