NumSatellitesInView Property

Returns the number of satellites currently in view of the GPS.

Syntax

[Visual Basic]
object.NumSatellitesInView

[C#]
object.NumSatellitesInView

[C++]
object->NumSatellitesInView

Parameters

object

An object expression that evaluates to a GPS ToolKit object.

Return Value

A string containing the number of satellites used in view.

Remarks

None

Default

An empty string ("" or String.Empty)

Errors

None

Example

[Visual Basic]
Dim numSatellitesStr As string
Dim numSatellitesInt As Integer

'Get number of satellites in view
numSatellitesStr = myGPSToolKit.NumSatellitesInView

'Convert number of satellites string to a double
If numSatellitesStr <> "" Then
    numSatellitesInt = Convert.ToInt16(numSatellitesStr)
End If


[C#]
string numSatellitesStr;
int numSatellitesInt;

// Get number of satellites in view
numSatellitesStr = myGPSToolKit.NumSatellitesInView;

// Convert number of satellites string to a double
if(numSatellitesStr != "")
{
    numSatellitesInt = Convert.ToInt16(numSatellitesStr);
}


[C++]
string *numSatellitesStr;
int numSatellitesInt;

// Get number of satellites in view
numSatellitesStr = myGPSToolKit->NumSatellitesInView;

// Convert number of satellites string to a double
if(numSatellitesStr != "")
{
    numSatellitesInt = Convert::ToInt16(numSatellitesStr);
}

See Also