GetAreaUnitNames()

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
GetAreaUnits()	Gets the current area measurement units
GetMapUnitNames()	Gets a list of the available map measurement units
GetMapUnits()	Gets the current map measurement units
GetPaperUnitNames()	Gets a list of the available paper measurement units
GetPaperUnits()	Gets the current paper measurement unit
SetAreaUnits()	Sets the current area measurement units
SetDisplayUnits()	Set the display names for units, to be used in drop-down lists and legends
SetMapUnits()	Sets the current map measurement units
SetPaperUnits()	Sets the current paper measurement unit