DistanceListParse Method (String, IFormatProvider)

public static DistanceList Parse(
	string input,
	IFormatProvider formatProvider
)

Public Shared Function Parse ( 
	input As String,
	formatProvider As IFormatProvider
) 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;

           // Tekla Structures uses dot as the decimal separator in all locales.
           // This will be parsed as 3 times 30.2 millimeters.
           DistanceList TeklaStructuresFormat = DistanceList.Parse("3*30.2", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);

           // If the distance contains the unit, the distances are converted automatically.
           // This will be parsed as 3 times 30.2 meters.
           DistanceList distancesInMeters = DistanceList.Parse("3*30.2m", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
       }
}