Represents the unit of measurement for the current spatial reference.
Syntax
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Public NotInheritable Class Unit |
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public sealed class Unit |
Example
An example showing how to use the unit class to output a measurement in the specified units.
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//gets the current sketch geometry and cast to polyline
Polyline pl = sketchGraphicLayer1.Geometry as Polyline;
//Use the unit class to convert to meters
Unit myunit = map1.SpatialReference.Unit;
myunittest = Unit.GetUnit(myunit.FactoryCode);
Unit targetunit = Unit.GetUnit(Unit.Meter.FactoryCode);
double measure = Unit.FromUnitToUnit(pl.GetLength(), myunit, targetunit);
// this will display measurements in a messagebox
MessageBox.Show(measure.ToString()+ " " + targetunit.UnitName + "s"); |
Inheritance Hierarchy
System.Object
ESRI.ArcGIS.Mobile.SpatialReferences.Unit
Requirements
Target Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 family
See Also
