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IGeographicCoordinateSystem.PrimeMeridian Property (ArcObjects .NET 10.5 SDK)
ArcObjects Library Reference (Geometry)  

IGeographicCoordinateSystem.PrimeMeridian Property

The prime meridian of this geographic coordinate system.

[Visual Basic .NET]
Public ReadOnly Property PrimeMeridian As IPrimeMeridian
[C#]
public IPrimeMeridian PrimeMeridian {get;}
[C++]
HRESULT get_PrimeMeridian(
  IPrimeMeridian** prime
);
[C++]

Parameters prime [out, retval]
prime is a parameter of type IPrimeMeridian

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine, ArcGIS Desktop, and ArcGIS Server.
[C#]

    private void PrintPrimeMeridianFromGCS()
    {
        // use activator class with SpatialReferenceEnvironment singleton
        Type factoryType=Type.GetTypeFromProgID("esriGeometry.SpatialReferenceEnvironment");
        System.Object obj=Activator.CreateInstance(factoryType);
        ISpatialReferenceFactory spatialReferenceFactory=obj as ISpatialReferenceFactory;

        IGeographicCoordinateSystem geographicCoordinateSystem=spatialReferenceFactory.CreateGeographicCoordinateSystem((int)esriSRGeoCSType.esriSRGeoCS_WGS1984);
        IPrimeMeridian primeMeridian=geographicCoordinateSystem.PrimeMeridian;

        System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show(primeMeridian.Name);
    }

See Also

IGeographicCoordinateSystem Interface