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Tconvfamily - defines a family of measurement types as used by convert

var cbArea : TConvFamily; cbDistance : TConvFamily; cbMass : TConvFamily; cbTemperature : TConvFamily; cbTime : TConvFamily; cbVolume : TConvFamily; Description The TConvFamily variables are families of measurement types used by the powerful and useful Convert measurement utility. Convert can convert a measurement from one type in a TConvFamily to another in the same family. It can also convert complex measurements, such as miles per gallon. The family contents are listed here: cbArea family auSquareMillimeters auSquareCentimeters auSquareDecimeters auSquareMeters auSquareDecameters auSquareHectometers auSquareKilometers auSquareInches auSquareFeet auSquareYards auSquareMiles auAcres auCentares auAres auHectares auSquareRods cbDistance family duMicromicrons duAngstroms duMillimicrons duMicrons duMillimeters duCentimeters duDecimeters duMeters duDecameters duHectometers duKilometers duMegameters duGigameters duInches duFeet duYards duMiles duNauticalMiles duAstronomicalUnits duLightYears duParsecs duCubits duFathoms duFurlongs duHands duPaces duRods duChains duLinks duPicas duPoints cbMass family muNanograms muMicrograms muMilligrams muCentigrams muDecigrams muGrams muDecagrams muHectograms muKilograms muMetricTons muDrams muGrains muLongTons muTons muOunces muPounds muStones cbTemperature family tuCelsius tuKelvin tuFahrenheit tuRankine tuReamur cbTime family tuMilliSeconds tuSeconds tuMinutes tuHours tuDays tuWeeks tuFortnights tuMonths tuYears tuDecades tuCenturies tuMillennia tuDateTime tuJulianDate tuModifiedJulianDate cbVolume family vuCubicMillimeters vuCubicCentimeters vuCubicDecimeters vuCubicMeters vuCubicDecameters vuCubicHectometers vuCubicKilometers vuCubicInches vuCubicFeet vuCubicYards vuCubicMiles vuMilliLiters vuCentiLiters vuDeciLiters vuLiters vuDecaLiters vuHectoLiters vuKiloLiters vuAcreFeet vuAcreInches vuCords vuCordFeet vuDecisteres vuSteres vuDecasteres vuFluidGallons vuFluidQuarts vuFluidPints vuFluidCups vuFluidGills vuFluidOunces vuFluidTablespoons vuFluidTeaspoons vuDryGallons vuDryQuarts vuDryPints vuDryPecks vuDryBuckets vuDryBushels vuUKGallons vuUKPottles vuUKQuarts vuUKPints vuUKGills vuUKOunces vuUKPecks vuUKBuckets vuUKBushels Related commands Convert Convert one measurement value to another TConvType Defines a measurement type as used by Convert Example code : Convert UK gallons to litres var gallons, litres : Double; begin // Define the gallons value gallons := 1; // Convert to litres litres := Convert(gallons, vuUKGallons, vuLiters); // Display both values ShowMessageFmt('%f UK gallons = %f litres',[gallons, litres]); end; Show full unit code 1.00 UK gallons = 4.55 litres Example code : Convert miles per gallon to kilometres per litre var milesPerGallon, kilometresPerLitre : Double; begin // We have a very efficient car milesPerGallon := 58.5; // Convert to kilometres per litre kilometresPerLitre := Convert(milesPerGallon, duMiles, vuUKGallons, duKilometers, vuLiters); // Display both values ShowMessageFmt('%f UK miles per gallon = %f km per litre', [milesPerGallon, kilometresPerLitre]); end; Show full unit code 58.5 UK miles per gallon = 20.71 km per litre