CalculationType indicates different ways to handle geometry calculations for geometry service tasks.

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Enum CalculationType Inherits System.Enum

C#
public enum CalculationType : System.Enum

Members

Member	Description
Geodesic	A geodesic segment is the shortest path between two points on an ellipsoid.
Planar	Planar measurements use 2D Cartesian mathematics to calculate length.
PreserveShape	This type calculates the length of the geometry on the surface of the Earth ellipsoid, for geometry defined in projected or geographic coordinate system. This method preserves the shape of the geometry in its coordinate system.

System.Object
   System.ValueType
      System.Enum
         ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.Tasks.CalculationType

Target Platforms: Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 family, Windows 7

ArcGIS API for Silverlight - Library Reference
CalculationType Enumeration
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