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Decimal Degree Angle Radian Example Snippet (ArcObjects .NET 10.5 SDK)

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Decimal Degree Angle Radian Example Snippet

[C#]

/// <summary>
/// Display sample values in Decimal Degree, Angle and Radian formats.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks></remarks>
public void DecimalDegreeAngleRadianExample()
{

  // Create an AngleFormat object and set AngleFormat options through the IAngleFormat interface
  ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.IAngleFormat angleFormat=new ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.AngleFormatClass();
  angleFormat.AngleInDegrees=true; //Input values are in degrees
  angleFormat.DisplayDegrees=true; //Display formatted numbers in degrees

  // Set NumericFormat options through the INumericFormat interface. This step is not necessary 
  // unless you want to change the  INumericFormat default properties.  Comment this block of 
  // code out to see how it changes the format!
  ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.INumericFormat numericFormat=(ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.INumericFormat)angleFormat;
  numericFormat.AlignmentOption=ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.esriNumericAlignmentEnum.esriAlignRight;
  numericFormat.RoundingOption=ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.esriRoundingOptionEnum.esriRoundNumberOfDecimals;
  numericFormat.AlignmentWidth=16;
  numericFormat.RoundingValue=5;
  numericFormat.ShowPlusSign=true;
  numericFormat.UseSeparator=false;
  numericFormat.ZeroPad=false;

  // The ValueToString & StringToValue methods are in the INumberFormat interface.  
  ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.INumberFormat numberFormat=(ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.INumberFormat)angleFormat; //= pNumericFormat could be used here as well

  // Format some angular numbers in degree format
  System.Double double_DecimalDegree=0;
  System.String string_ValueToString=null;
  System.Double double_StringToValue=0;

  for (double_DecimalDegree=-180; double_DecimalDegree <= 180; double_DecimalDegree += 90)
  {
    string_ValueToString=numberFormat.ValueToString(double_DecimalDegree);
    double_StringToValue=numberFormat.StringToValue(string_ValueToString);
    System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("ValueToString(" + double_DecimalDegree.ToString() + ")='" + string_ValueToString + "'" + System.Environment.NewLine + "StringToValue('" + string_ValueToString + "')=" + double_StringToValue.ToString(), "AngleFormat - Degree Format");
  }

  // Display radian values. A degree-to-radian conversion takes place in the ValueToString 
  //method, and a radian-to-degree conversion takes place in the StringToValue method.
  angleFormat.DisplayDegrees=false;
  for (double_DecimalDegree=-180; double_DecimalDegree <= 180; double_DecimalDegree += 90)
  {
    string_ValueToString=numberFormat.ValueToString(double_DecimalDegree);
    double_StringToValue=numberFormat.StringToValue(string_ValueToString);
    System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("ValueToString(" + double_DecimalDegree.ToString() + ")='" + string_ValueToString + "'" + System.Environment.NewLine + "StringToValue('" + string_ValueToString + "')=" + double_StringToValue.ToString(), "AngleFormat - Radian Format");
  }

}

[Visual Basic .NET]

''' <summary>
''' Display sample values in Decimal Degree, Angle and Radian formats.
''' </summary>
''' <remarks></remarks>
Public Sub DecimalDegreeAngleRadianExample()

  ' Create an AngleFormat object and set AngleFormat options through the IAngleFormat interface
  Dim angleFormat As ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.IAngleFormat=New ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.AngleFormatClass
  angleFormat.AngleInDegrees=True 'Input values are in degrees
  angleFormat.DisplayDegrees=True 'Display formatted numbers in degrees

  ' Set NumericFormat options through the INumericFormat interface. This step is not necessary 
  ' unless you want to change the  INumericFormat default properties.  Comment this block of 
  ' code out to see how it changes the format!
  Dim numericFormat As ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.INumericFormat=CType(angleFormat, ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.INumericFormat)
  numericFormat.AlignmentOption=ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.esriNumericAlignmentEnum.esriAlignRight
  numericFormat.RoundingOption=ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.esriRoundingOptionEnum.esriRoundNumberOfDecimals
  numericFormat.AlignmentWidth=16
  numericFormat.RoundingValue=5
  numericFormat.ShowPlusSign=True
  numericFormat.UseSeparator=False
  numericFormat.ZeroPad=False

  ' The ValueToString & StringToValue methods are in the INumberFormat interface.  
  Dim numberFormat As ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.INumberFormat=CType(angleFormat, ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.INumberFormat)  '= pNumericFormat could be used here as well

  ' Format some angular numbers in degree format
  Dim double_DecimalDegree As System.Double
  Dim string_ValueToString As System.String
  Dim double_StringToValue As System.Double

  For double_DecimalDegree=-180 To 180 Step 90
    string_ValueToString=numberFormat.ValueToString(double_DecimalDegree)
    double_StringToValue=numberFormat.StringToValue(string_ValueToString)
    System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("ValueToString(" + double_DecimalDegree.ToString + ")='" + string_ValueToString + "'" + System.Environment.NewLine + _
             "StringToValue('" + string_ValueToString + "')=" + double_StringToValue.ToString, _
             "AngleFormat - Degree Format")
  Next

  ' Display radian values. A degree-to-radian conversion takes place in the ValueToString 
  ' method, and a radian-to-degree conversion takes place in the StringToValue method.
  angleFormat.DisplayDegrees=False
  For double_DecimalDegree=-180 To 180 Step 90
    string_ValueToString=numberFormat.ValueToString(double_DecimalDegree)
    double_StringToValue=numberFormat.StringToValue(string_ValueToString)
    System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("ValueToString(" + double_DecimalDegree.ToString + ")='" + string_ValueToString & "'" + System.Environment.NewLine + _
             "StringToValue('" + string_ValueToString + "')=" + double_StringToValue.ToString, _
             "AngleFormat - Radian Format")
  Next

End Sub