Longitude Class

Represents a longitude value.

Syntax

[Visual Basic]
Dim instance As Longitude

[C#]
Longitude instance

[C++]
Longitude* instance

Remarks

Longitude represents a longitude value and provides various methods to convert the value to a string.

Instance Hierarchy

SciCom
   SciCom.GPSToolKit
     SciCom.GPSToolKit.Longitude

Thread Safety

Longitude is thread safe for use by multiple threads.

Properties

Property	Description
IsWesternHemisphere property	Returns true if the longitude lies in the western hemisphere or is 0, false otherwise
IsValid property	Returns true if the longitude is valid, false if it is invalid or unavailable
ValueInDegrees property	Returns a double containing the longitude in decimal degrees (negative values denote eastern hemisphere)

Methods

Method	Description
ToDecimalDegreesString method	Returns a string containing the longitude value in ddd.dddddd° N/S format
ToDegreesMinutesString method	Returns a string containing the longitude value in ddd° mm.mmmmm' N/S format
ToDegreesMinutesSecondsString method	Returns a string containing the longitude value in ddd° mm' ss.ssss" N/S format

See Also