Class MeasurementUnits

A defined unit of measurement

Inheritance

System.Object

MeasurementUnits

Namespace: IronSoftware.Drawing

Assembly: IronSoftware.Drawing.Common.dll

Syntax

public sealed class MeasurementUnits : Enum

MeasurementUnits specifies the unit of measurement used when sizing or positioning drawing elements in IronSoftware.Drawing. Pixels is the default choice for screen and raster contexts, Points suits print and typography workflows (72 points per inch), and Millimeters covers metric physical dimensions. Pass a value wherever an API accepts a unit parameter to control how numeric lengths are interpreted.

var unit = MeasurementUnits.Pixels;

Fields

Millimeters

Millimeters (Used for precise physical measurements)

Declaration

public const MeasurementUnits Millimeters

Field Value

Type	Description
MeasurementUnits

Pixels

Pixels (Default screen-based unit)

Declaration

public const MeasurementUnits Pixels

Field Value

Type	Description
MeasurementUnits

Points

Points (PDF native unit; 1 Point equals 1/72 inch)

Declaration

public const MeasurementUnits Points

Field Value

Type	Description
MeasurementUnits

value__

Declaration

public int value__

Field Value

Type	Description
System.Int32