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ArchiDog1998 opened this issue Apr 24, 2025 · 2 comments
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[Feature Request] Unit Conversion like Length.ToAreaUnit() #1556

ArchiDog1998 opened this issue Apr 24, 2025 · 2 comments

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@ArchiDog1998
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Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
For some unit conversions between some different unit sysmem. For instance, length to area, area to volumn, area to length, etc.

Describe the solution you'd like
Just like something like this.

public static class UnitsNetExtensions
{
    public static AreaUnit ToAreaUnit(this LengthUnit lengthUnit)
    {
        return lengthUnit switch
        {
            LengthUnit.Meter => AreaUnit.SquareMeter,
            LengthUnit.Centimeter => AreaUnit.SquareCentimeter,
            LengthUnit.Millimeter => AreaUnit.SquareMillimeter,
            LengthUnit.Inch => AreaUnit.SquareInch,
            LengthUnit.Foot => AreaUnit.SquareFoot,
            LengthUnit.Yard => AreaUnit.SquareYard,
            LengthUnit.Kilometer => AreaUnit.SquareKilometer,
            LengthUnit.Mile => AreaUnit.SquareMile,
            LengthUnit.Micrometer => AreaUnit.SquareMicrometer,
            LengthUnit.Nanometer => AreaUnit.SquareNanometer,
            LengthUnit.Decimeter => AreaUnit.SquareDecimeter,
            LengthUnit.Megameter => AreaUnit.SquareMegameter,
            LengthUnit.Gigameter => AreaUnit.SquareGigameter,
            _ => throw new NotSupportedException($"No corresponding AreaUnit for {lengthUnit}")
        };
    }
}

Describe alternatives you've considered
None.

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@lipchev
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lipchev commented Apr 24, 2025

This is definitely not an extension that we would add to to the library itself, but if you need to, you can probably make one yourself, by mapping using the BaseUnits associated with the UnitInfo: they should be the same (with the exception of Acres and Hectares which don't have a matching base in length):

            Info = new QuantityInfo<AreaUnit>("Area",
                new UnitInfo<AreaUnit>[]
                {
                    new UnitInfo<AreaUnit>(AreaUnit.Acre, "Acres", BaseUnits.Undefined, "Area"),
                    new UnitInfo<AreaUnit>(AreaUnit.Hectare, "Hectares", BaseUnits.Undefined, "Area"),
                    new UnitInfo<AreaUnit>(AreaUnit.SquareCentimeter, "SquareCentimeters", new BaseUnits(length: LengthUnit.Centimeter), "Area"),
                    new UnitInfo<AreaUnit>(AreaUnit.SquareDecimeter, "SquareDecimeters", new BaseUnits(length: LengthUnit.Decimeter), "Area"),
                    new UnitInfo<AreaUnit>(AreaUnit.SquareFoot, "SquareFeet", new BaseUnits(length: LengthUnit.Foot), "Area"),
                    new UnitInfo<AreaUnit>(AreaUnit.SquareInch, "SquareInches", new BaseUnits(length: LengthUnit.Inch), "Area"),
                    new UnitInfo<AreaUnit>(AreaUnit.SquareKilometer, "SquareKilometers", new BaseUnits(length: LengthUnit.Kilometer), "Area"),
                    new UnitInfo<AreaUnit>(AreaUnit.SquareMeter, "SquareMeters", new BaseUnits(length: LengthUnit.Meter), "Area"),
                    new UnitInfo<AreaUnit>(AreaUnit.SquareMicrometer, "SquareMicrometers", new BaseUnits(length: LengthUnit.Micrometer), "Area"),
                    new UnitInfo<AreaUnit>(AreaUnit.SquareMile, "SquareMiles", new BaseUnits(length: LengthUnit.Mile), "Area"),
                    new UnitInfo<AreaUnit>(AreaUnit.SquareMillimeter, "SquareMillimeters", new BaseUnits(length: LengthUnit.Millimeter), "Area"),
                    new UnitInfo<AreaUnit>(AreaUnit.SquareNauticalMile, "SquareNauticalMiles", BaseUnits.Undefined, "Area"),
                    new UnitInfo<AreaUnit>(AreaUnit.SquareYard, "SquareYards", new BaseUnits(length: LengthUnit.Yard), "Area"),
                    new UnitInfo<AreaUnit>(AreaUnit.UsSurveySquareFoot, "UsSurveySquareFeet", new BaseUnits(length: LengthUnit.UsSurveyFoot), "Area"),
                },

@ArchiDog1998
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Oh, I see, thanks for your fast reply and your suggesstion!

I'll follow your suggestion to do this, and learn about how to use these Infos.

Thanks for your time!

@ArchiDog1998 ArchiDog1998 closed this as not planned Won't fix, can't repro, duplicate, stale Apr 24, 2025
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