Units in the input value through the VCB

dacastror

hi all, I want to ask If at the SketchUp API
Is there a way to interpret a length inserted through the VCB,
as when the translation tool is used?
for example: when the user is working on fractional inch format
and enter something like 10 1/2 or you're working in centimeters and enter something like 15.3 cm
my question is:
Does the API has some input interpreter for a length or should be built?
Thanks in advance for your help
(google translator)

Dan Rathbun

The API adds a to_l method to the standard String class.

dacastror

Dan thanks for replying, I found a recommendation yours here

http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=180%26amp;t=55722%26amp;p=505915%26amp;hilit=units+vcb#p505915

which led me to the article by thomthom

http://www.thomthom.net/thoughts/2012/08/dealing-with-units-in-sketchup/

I only have problem for receiving angles values with comma as decimal separator, then I am forced to use the following

text_input.sub!(',','.') text_input.to_f.degrees

I do not know if there is a better method