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UnitHelper

Class

Converts between device-independent pixels (dips) and various measurement units (points, picas, inches, centimeters, twips, EMUs) for layout and sizing.

Definition

Namespace:Telerik.Windows.Documents.Spreadsheet.Utilities

Assembly:Telerik.Windows.Documents.Spreadsheet.dll

Syntax:
C#
public static class UnitHelper

Inheritance: objectUnitHelper

Methods

CmToDip(double)

Converts centimeters to dips using the 96 DPI standard (1 inch = 2.54 cm).

C#
public static double CmToDip(double value)
Parameters:valuedouble

Centimeters.

Returns:

double

Pixels.

DipToCm(double)

Converts dips to centimeters using the 96 DPI standard (1 inch = 2.54 cm).

C#
public static double DipToCm(double value)
Parameters:valuedouble

Pixels.

Returns:

double

Centimeters.

DipToEmu(double)

Converts dips to English Metric Units (EMUs) used in Office Open XML (1 EMU = 1/914400 inch).

C#
public static double DipToEmu(double value)
Parameters:valuedouble

Dips.

Returns:

double

EMUs.

DipToInch(double)

Converts dips to inches using the 96 DPI standard (96 dips = 1 inch).

C#
public static double DipToInch(double value)
Parameters:valuedouble

Pixels.

Returns:

double

Inches.

DipToMm(double)

Converts dips to millimeters using the 96 DPI standard (1 cm = 10 mm).

C#
public static double DipToMm(double value)
Parameters:valuedouble

Pixels.

Returns:

double

Millimeters.

DipToPica(double)

Converts dips to picas using the 96 DPI standard (1 pica = 1/6 inch = 12 points).

C#
public static double DipToPica(double value)
Parameters:valuedouble

Pixels.

Returns:

double

Picas.

DipToPoint(double)

Converts dips to points using the 96 DPI standard (1 inch = 72 points).

C#
public static double DipToPoint(double value)
Parameters:valuedouble

Pixels.

Returns:

double

Points.

DipToPointI(double)

Converts dips to points and rounds to the nearest integer.

C#
public static int DipToPointI(double value)
Parameters:valuedouble

Pixels.

Returns:

int

Points.

DipToTwip(double)

Converts dips to twips using the 96 DPI standard (1 twip = 1/1440 inch = 1/20 point).

C#
public static double DipToTwip(double value)
Parameters:valuedouble

Pixels.

Returns:

double

Twips.

DipToTwipF(double)

Converts dips to twips and returns as a single-precision float.

C#
public static float DipToTwipF(double value)
Parameters:valuedouble

Pixels.

Returns:

float

Twips.

DipToTwipI(double)

Converts dips to twips and rounds to the nearest integer.

C#
public static int DipToTwipI(double value)
Parameters:valuedouble

Pixels.

Returns:

int

Twips.

DipToUnit(double, UnitType)

Converts dips to the specified unit type, dispatching to the appropriate conversion method.

C#
public static double DipToUnit(double value, UnitType type)
Parameters:valuedouble

Pixels.

typeUnitType

Unit type.

Returns:

double

Units.

EmuToDip(double)

Converts English Metric Units (EMUs) to dips using the 96 DPI standard (1 EMU = 1/914400 inch).

C#
public static double EmuToDip(double value)
Parameters:valuedouble

EMUs.

Returns:

double

Pixels.

ExcelColumnWidthToPixelWidth(Workbook, double)

Converts Excel's character-based column width units to pixel width, based on the Normal style's maximum digit width.

C#
public static double ExcelColumnWidthToPixelWidth(Workbook workbook, double width)
Parameters:workbookWorkbook

The workbook.

widthdouble

The width.

Returns:

double

InchToDip(double)

Converts inches to dips using the 96 DPI standard (96 dips = 1 inch).

C#
public static double InchToDip(double value)
Parameters:valuedouble

Inches.

Returns:

double

Pixels.

MmToDip(double)

Converts millimeters to dips using the 96 DPI standard (1 cm = 10 mm).

C#
public static double MmToDip(double value)
Parameters:valuedouble

Millimeteres.

Returns:

double

Pixels.

PicaToDip(double)

Converts picas to dips using the 96 DPI standard (1 pica = 1/6 inch = 12 points).

C#
public static double PicaToDip(double value)
Parameters:valuedouble

Picas.

Returns:

double

Pixels.

PixelWidthToExcelColumnWidth(Workbook, double)

Converts pixel width to Excel's character-based column width units, based on the Normal style's maximum digit width.

C#
public static double PixelWidthToExcelColumnWidth(Workbook workbook, double pixels)
Parameters:workbookWorkbook

The workbook.

pixelsdouble

The pixels.

Returns:

double

PointToDip(double)

Converts points to dips using the 96 DPI standard (1 inch = 72 points).

C#
public static double PointToDip(double value)
Parameters:valuedouble

Points.

Returns:

double

Pixels.

TwipToDip(double)

Converts twips to dips using the 96 DPI standard (1 twip = 1/1440 inch = 1/20 point).

C#
public static double TwipToDip(double value)
Parameters:valuedouble

Twips.

Returns:

double

Pixels.

TwipToDipF(double)

Converts twips to dips and returns as a single-precision float.

C#
public static float TwipToDipF(double value)
Parameters:valuedouble

Twips.

Returns:

float

Dips.

TwipToDipI(double)

Converts twips to dips and truncates to an integer.

C#
public static int TwipToDipI(double value)
Parameters:valuedouble

Twips.

Returns:

int

Dips.

UnitToDip(double, UnitType)

Converts the specified unit type to dips, dispatching to the appropriate conversion method.

C#
public static double UnitToDip(double value, UnitType type)
Parameters:valuedouble

Units.

typeUnitType

Unit type.

Returns:

double

Pixels.

In this article
DefinitionMethodsCmToDip(double)DipToCm(double)DipToEmu(double)DipToInch(double)DipToMm(double)DipToPica(double)DipToPoint(double)DipToPointI(double)DipToTwip(double)DipToTwipF(double)DipToTwipI(double)DipToUnit(double, UnitType)EmuToDip(double)ExcelColumnWidthToPixelWidth(Workbook, double)InchToDip(double)MmToDip(double)PicaToDip(double)PixelWidthToExcelColumnWidth(Workbook, double)PointToDip(double)TwipToDip(double)TwipToDipF(double)TwipToDipI(double)UnitToDip(double, UnitType)
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