Point to inches in c#

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How we calculate Point to inches conversion in c#.

Posted 27-Oct-11 2:28am

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OriginalGriff · Accepted Answer · 2011-10-27T02:37:00

Solution 1

Divide by 72. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_(typography)[^]

Posted 27-Oct-11 2:37am

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Manfred Rudolf Bihy 27-Oct-11 8:47am

Correct! 5+

Member 3623312 27-Oct-11 8:48am

But how do we calculate using c# language.

OriginalGriff 27-Oct-11 8:54am

Is that a joke?

float points = 24.0F;
float inches = points / 72.0F;

phil.o 27-Oct-11 9:39am

I suggest you get a decent book about C# language basis

fjdiewornncalwe 27-Oct-11 13:33pm

+5. Of course.

shostakovich 28-Jul-17 4:30am

how about Millimeter?

OriginalGriff 28-Jul-17 4:42am

Now let me see, there must be some complicated way to convert inches to millimeters, but it's completely escaped me. Unless ... it's a wild idea, but maybe ... no, no, it can't be as simple as multiplying by 25.4 ... can it?