ISpheroidEdit.DefineEx Method

Defines the properties of a spheroid.

[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Sub DefineEx ( _
    ByVal Name As String, _
    ByVal Alias As String, _
    ByVal Abbreviation As String, _
    ByVal Remarks As String, _
    ByRef majorAxis As Double, _
    ByRef Flattening As Double _
)

[C#]
public void DefineEx (
    string Name,
    string Alias,
    string Abbreviation,
    string Remarks,
    ref double majorAxis,
    ref double Flattening
);

[C++]
HRESULT DefineEx(
  BSTR Name,
  BSTR Alias,
  BSTR Abbreviation,
  BSTR Remarks,
  System.Double* majorAxis,
  System.Double* Flattening
);

[C++]
Parameters
Name 

  Name is a parameter of type BSTR
Alias 

  Alias is a parameter of type BSTR
Abbreviation 

  Abbreviation is a parameter of type BSTR
Remarks 

  Remarks is a parameter of type BSTR
majorAxis 

  majorAxis is a parameter of type double*
Flattening 

  Flattening is a parameter of type double*

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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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