ISpatialReferenceFactory3.CreateESRISpatialReferenceInfo Method

Creates a spatial reference system and defines it from the specified ESRISpatialReference buffer.

[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Sub CreateESRISpatialReferenceInfo ( _
    ByVal spatRefInfo As String, _
    ByRef SpatialReference As ISpatialReferenceInfo, _
    ByRef cBytesRead As Integer _
)

[C#]
public void CreateESRISpatialReferenceInfo (
    string spatRefInfo,
    ref ISpatialReferenceInfo SpatialReference,
    ref int cBytesRead
);

[C++]
HRESULT CreateESRISpatialReferenceInfo(
  BSTR spatRefInfo,
  ISpatialReferenceInfo** SpatialReference,
  long* cBytesRead
);

[C++]
Parameters
spatRefInfo 
  spatRefInfo is a parameter of type BSTR
SpatialReference [out]
  SpatialReference is a parameter of type ISpatialReferenceInfo
cBytesRead [out]
  cBytesRead is a parameter of type long

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Description

CreateESRISpatialReferenceInfo creates a spatial reference from the well-known text (WKT) version. Below is an example of a WKT string, broken into several lines to make it easier to read.

GEOGCS["GCS_North_American_1927",DATUM["D_North_American_1927",
  SPHEROID["Clarke_1866",6378206.4,294.9786982]],
  PRIMEM["Greenwich",0],UNIT["Degree",0.017453292519943295]],
VERTCS["NAVD_1988",VDATUM["North_American_Vertical_Datum_1988"],
  PARAMETER["Vertical_Shift",0.0],PARAMETER["Direction",1.0],
  UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

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