ArcObjects Library Reference (Geometry)

ISpheroidEdit.Define Method

[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*

Available with ArcGIS Engine, ArcGIS Desktop, and ArcGIS Server.

[C#]     public ISpheroid DefineSpheroid()
    {            ISpheroid spheroid=new SpheroidClass();
        //cast interface to ISpheroidEdit            
        ISpheroidEdit spheroidEdit=spheroid as ISpheroidEdit;           
        //Define the properties of the spheroid            
        object name="GRS_1980";           
        object alias="GRS_1980";           
        object abbreviation="GRS80";           
        object remarks="Thespheroid is GRS_1980";           
        object majorAxis=6378137; ;           
        object flattening=1 / 298.257222101;           
        spheroidEdit.Define(ref name,                               
            ref alias,                               
            ref abbreviation,                               
            ref remarks,                               
            ref majorAxis,                               
            ref flattening                               
            );           
        return spheroidEdit as ISpheroid;       
    }