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Gets a list of the available area measurement units.
Added to Version 2018.
area_units = GetAreaUnitNames(string format_type)
Argument |
Contents |
format_type |
Format of the measurement unit: "Abbrev", "Singular", "Plural, "Display Abbrev", "Display Singular", or "Display Plural" . If null, Plural is the default. |
An array of strings listing available area measurement units.
With the "Display" format types, GetMapUnitNames() returns the corresponding "Display" version that was set up with SetDisplayUnits().
m1 = GetAreaUnitNames("Plural") |
// m1 is {"Square Miles", "Square Kilometers", ...} |
m2 = GetAreaUnitNames("Singular") |
// m2 is {"Square Mile", "Square Kilometer", ...} |
m3 = GetAreaUnitNames("Abbreviation") |
// m3 is {"sq mi", "sq km", ...} |
Error Type |
Meaning |
Error |
format_type is incorrectly specified |
Function |
Summary |
Gets the current area measurement units |
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Gets a list of the available map measurement units |
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Gets the current map measurement units |
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Gets a list of the available paper measurement units |
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Gets the current paper measurement unit |
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Sets the current area measurement units |
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Set the display names for units, to be used in drop-down lists and legends |
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Sets the current map measurement units |
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Sets the current paper measurement unit |
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