UnitType

Returns the units of a unitspan. A unitspan is a string consisting of a number followed by a unit name.

Syntax

UnitType(s)

Parameters

Parameter

Description

s

A valid string containing a numeric value and a valid unit of measurement (unitspan). Recognized units of measurement are:

  • in, inches

  • mm, millimeters

  • cm, centimeters

  • pt, points

  • pc, picas

  • mp, millipoints

If s is invalid, the function returns in.

Examples

The following expressions are examples that use the UnitType function:

Expression

Results

UnitType("36 in")

in

UnitType("2.54centimeters")

cm

UnitType("picas")

pc

UnitType("2.cm")

cm

UnitType("2.zero cm")

in

UnitType("kilometers")

in

UnitType(Size[0])

Returns the measurement value of the first occurrence of Size.

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