Class UnitHelper

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

Inheritance
System.Object
UnitHelper
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Namespace: Telerik.Windows.Documents.Spreadsheet.Utilities
Assembly: Telerik.Windows.Documents.Spreadsheet.dll

Syntax

public static class UnitHelper

Methods

CmToDip(Double)

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

Declaration
public static double CmToDip(double value)
Parameters
System.Double value

Centimeters.
Returns
System.Double

Pixels.

DipToCm(Double)

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

Declaration
public static double DipToCm(double value)
Parameters
System.Double value

Pixels.
Returns
System.Double

Centimeters.

DipToEmu(Double)

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

Declaration
public static double DipToEmu(double value)
Parameters
System.Double value

Dips.
Returns
System.Double

EMUs.

DipToInch(Double)

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

Declaration
public static double DipToInch(double value)
Parameters
System.Double value

Pixels.
Returns
System.Double

Inches.

DipToMm(Double)

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

Declaration
public static double DipToMm(double value)
Parameters
System.Double value

Pixels.
Returns
System.Double

Millimeters.

DipToPica(Double)

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

Declaration
public static double DipToPica(double value)
Parameters
System.Double value

Pixels.
Returns
System.Double

Picas.

DipToPoint(Double)

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

Declaration
public static double DipToPoint(double value)
Parameters
System.Double value

Pixels.
Returns
System.Double

Points.

DipToPointI(Double)

Converts dips to points and rounds to the nearest integer.

Declaration
public static int DipToPointI(double value)
Parameters
System.Double value

Pixels.
Returns
System.Int32

Points.

DipToTwip(Double)

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

Declaration
public static double DipToTwip(double value)
Parameters
System.Double value

Pixels.
Returns
System.Double

Twips.

DipToTwipF(Double)

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

Declaration
public static float DipToTwipF(double value)
Parameters
System.Double value

Pixels.
Returns
System.Single

Twips.

DipToTwipI(Double)

Converts dips to twips and rounds to the nearest integer.

Declaration
public static int DipToTwipI(double value)
Parameters
System.Double value

Pixels.
Returns
System.Int32

Twips.

DipToUnit(Double, UnitType)

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

Declaration
public static double DipToUnit(double value, UnitType type)
Parameters
System.Double value

Pixels.
UnitType type

Unit type.
Returns
System.Double

Units.

EmuToDip(Double)

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

Declaration
public static double EmuToDip(double value)
Parameters
System.Double value

EMUs.
Returns
System.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.

Declaration
public static double ExcelColumnWidthToPixelWidth(Workbook workbook, double width)
Parameters
Workbook workbook

The workbook.
System.Double width

The width.
Returns
System.Double

InchToDip(Double)

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

Declaration
public static double InchToDip(double value)
Parameters
System.Double value

Inches.
Returns
System.Double

Pixels.

MmToDip(Double)

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

Declaration
public static double MmToDip(double value)
Parameters
System.Double value

Millimeteres.
Returns
System.Double

Pixels.

PicaToDip(Double)

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

Declaration
public static double PicaToDip(double value)
Parameters
System.Double value

Picas.
Returns
System.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.

Declaration
public static double PixelWidthToExcelColumnWidth(Workbook workbook, double pixels)
Parameters
Workbook workbook

The workbook.
System.Double pixels

The pixels.
Returns
System.Double

PointToDip(Double)

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

Declaration
public static double PointToDip(double value)
Parameters
System.Double value

Points.
Returns
System.Double

Pixels.

TwipToDip(Double)

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

Declaration
public static double TwipToDip(double value)
Parameters
System.Double value

Twips.
Returns
System.Double

Pixels.

TwipToDipF(Double)

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

Declaration
public static float TwipToDipF(double value)
Parameters
System.Double value

Twips.
Returns
System.Single

Dips.

TwipToDipI(Double)

Converts twips to dips and truncates to an integer.

Declaration
public static int TwipToDipI(double value)
Parameters
System.Double value

Twips.
Returns
System.Int32

Dips.

UnitToDip(Double, UnitType)

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

Declaration
public static double UnitToDip(double value, UnitType type)
Parameters
System.Double value

Units.
UnitType type

Unit type.
Returns
System.Double

Pixels.