fromInches.md

title	excerpt	layout
fromInches	Converts a number from inches to the current default unit.	manual

WARNING: This function is deprecated.

Converts a number from inches to the current default unit.

DEPRECATED prefer using explicit numeric suffixes (e.g., 42inch) or the to... conversion functions.

No matter what units the current file uses, this function will always return a number equivalent to the input in inches.

For example, if the current file uses inches, fromInches(1) will return 1. If the current file uses millimeters, fromInches(1) will return 25.4.

Caution: This function is only intended to be used when you absolutely MUST have different units in your code than the file settings. Otherwise, it is a bad pattern to use this function.

We merely provide these functions for convenience and readability, as fromInches(10) is more readable that your intent is "I want 10 inches" than 10 * 25.4, if the file settings are in millimeters.

fromInches(input: number): number

Tags

• units

Arguments

Name	Type	Description	Required
input	number		Yes

Returns

number

Examples

totalWidth = fromInches(10)