ISpheroidEdit.Define Method

Defines the properties of a spheroid.

[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Sub Define ( _
    [ByRef Name As Object], _
    [ByRef Alias As Object], _
    [ByRef Abbreviation As Object], _
    [ByRef Remarks As Object], _
    [ByRef majorAxis As Object], _
    [ByRef Flattening As Object] _
)

[C#]
public void Define (
    ref object Name,
    ref object Alias,
    ref object Abbreviation,
    ref object Remarks,
    ref object majorAxis,
    ref object Flattening
);

[C++]
HRESULT Define(
  Variant* Name,
  Variant* Alias,
  Variant* Abbreviation,
  Variant* Remarks,
  Variant* majorAxis,
  Variant* Flattening
);

[C++]
Parameters
Name [optional]

  Name is a parameter of type VARIANT*
Alias [optional]

  Alias is a parameter of type VARIANT*
Abbreviation [optional]

  Abbreviation is a parameter of type VARIANT*
Remarks [optional]

  Remarks is a parameter of type VARIANT*
majorAxis [optional]

  majorAxis is a parameter of type VARIANT*
Flattening [optional]

  Flattening is a parameter of type VARIANT*

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Description

The majorAxis parameter represents the semimajor axis. For example, the semimajor axis of the WGS 1984 spheroid is 6378137.0 meters. The flattening value is a small number, such as 0.003352811 (WGS 1984). Often the inverse flattening value is used instead, 298.257223563, and that is what is reported in a well-known text (WKT) version of spheroid. The Define method expects the true flattening value.

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