ArcObjects Library Reference (Geometry)

IESRISpatialReference.ImportFromESRISpatialReference Method

[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Sub ImportFromESRISpatialReference ( _
    ByVal str As String, _
    ByRef cBytesRead As Integer _
)

[C#]
public void ImportFromESRISpatialReference (
    string str,
    ref int cBytesRead
);

[C++]
HRESULT ImportFromESRISpatialReference(
  BSTR str,
  long* cBytesRead
);

[C++]
Parameters
str 
  str is a parameter of type BSTR
cBytesRead [out]
  cBytesRead is a parameter of type long

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

PROJCS["Porto_Santo_1936_UTM_Zone_28N",

  GEOGCS["GCS_Porto_Santo_1936",

    DATUM["D_Porto_Santo_1936",

    SPHEROID["International_1924",6378388,297]],

    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0],

    UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199432955]],

  PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],

  PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000],

  PARAMETER["False_Northing",0],

  PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-15],

  PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],

  PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0],

  UNIT["Meter",1]]

[C#]

    public ISpatialReference IESRISpatialReferenceExample()
    {
        int size = -1;
        //Not Parameter keyword
        //Note also the back slash around false_easting so that the double quotation marks will read correctly
        string wktString = "PROJCS[\"Test\", GEOGCS[\"GCS_WGS_1984\", DATUM[\"D_WGS_1984\",SPHEROID[\"WGS_1984\", 6378137, 298.257223]], PRIMEM[\"Greenwich\", 0],UNIT[\"Degree\", 0.0174532925199433]], PROJECTION[\"Mercator\"],PARAMETER[\"false_easting\", 1000000], UNIT[\"Foot\", 0.3048]]";
        //Create an ESRISpatialReference using the parameter class
        IESRISpatialReference esriSpatialReferenceProjection = new ProjectedCoordinateSystemClass() as IESRISpatialReference;
        esriSpatialReferenceProjection.ImportFromESRISpatialReference(wktString, out size);
        //Set your parameter to the one you just created
        ISpatialReference spatialReference = esriSpatialReferenceProjection as ISpatialReference;
        return spatialReference;
    }