DistanceToDecimalString Method (String, IFormatProvider, DistanceUnitType)

public string ToDecimalString(
	string format,
	IFormatProvider formatProvider,
	DistanceUnitType unitType
)

Public Function ToDecimalString ( 
	format As String,
	formatProvider As IFormatProvider,
	unitType As DistanceUnitType
) As String

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

public class Example
{
       public void Example1()
       {
           Distance.UseUnitsInDecimalString = true;

           // For this demonstration, we'll format 300.2 millimeters.
           Distance distance = new Distance(300.2);

           // Even if the UseFractionalFormat is set to true, we can still get the decimal representation.
           string decimalString = distance.ToDecimalString("0.00", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, Distance.UnitType.Inch);
       }
}