com.esri.arcgis.geometry
Interface IUnit

All Superinterfaces:
ISpatialReferenceInfo, Serializable
All Known Subinterfaces:
IAngularUnit, ILinearUnit
All Known Implementing Classes:
AngularUnit, LinearUnit

public interface IUnit
extends ISpatialReferenceInfo, Serializable

Provides access to members that identify a linear or angular unit of measure within a spatial reference system.

Description

See IAngularUnit or ILinear Unit for more information.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine, ArcGIS Desktop, and ArcGIS Server.


Method Summary
 double getConversionFactor()
          The conversion factor of the unit (units to meters).
 
Methods inherited from interface com.esri.arcgis.geometry.ISpatialReferenceInfo
getAbbreviation, getAlias, getFactoryCode, getName, getRemarks
 

Method Detail

getConversionFactor

double getConversionFactor()
                           throws IOException,
                                  AutomationException
The conversion factor of the unit (units to meters).

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine, ArcGIS Desktop, and ArcGIS Server.

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Returns:
The conversionFactor
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.