DistanceParse Method (String, IFormatProvider, DistanceUnitType)

public static Distance Parse(
	string text,
	IFormatProvider formatProvider,
	DistanceUnitType unitType
)

Public Shared Function Parse ( 
	text As String,
	formatProvider As IFormatProvider,
	unitType As DistanceUnitType
) As Distance

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

public class Example
{
       public void Example1()
       {
           // We can override the current unit type to force the parsing to perform automatic unit conversion.
           // This will be parsed as 3.2 inches.
           Distance distanceInInches = Distance.Parse("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 3/4 inches.
           Distance InchesInFractionalFormat = Distance.Parse("3/4", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, Distance.UnitType.Inch);
       }
}