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GPSToolKit Class
Properties
BaudRate
ExtendedFixData
IsGPSConnected
IsPortOpen
LastPositionUpdateTime
NavigationData
PortName
Protocol
Position
Satellites
Speed
TrueCourse
Methods
AddRoute
AddTrack
AddWaypoint
AutoDetectGPS
Close
GetAvailableSystemPorts
GetGPSInfo
GetRoutes
GetSystemPorts
GetTracks
GetWaypoints
Open
ShutOffGPS
WriteRawBinaryToGPS
WriteRawToGPS
Events
FileComplete
GPSConnected
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NavigationUpdate
PositionUpdate
RawDataReceived
SatelliteUpdate
Supporting Classes
Altitude
Angle
Distance
ExtendedFixData
Properties
DGPSRefStationID
EstimatedHorizontalError
EstimatedPositionError
EstimatedVerticalError
FixMode
GeoidHeightAboveWGS84
HDOP
MagneticVariation
NumSatellitesInView
PDOP
TimeSinceLastDGPSUpdate
VDOP
GPSInfo
Latitude
Methods
ToDecimalDegreesString
ToDegreesMinutesString
ToDegreesMinutesSecondsString
Longitude
Methods
ToDecimalDegreesString
ToDegreesMinutesString
ToDegreesMinutesSecondsString
NavData
Properties
ActiveRoute
ArrivedAtDest
CrossTrackError
DestWptName
DestWptPosition
IsValid
MagBearingFromOriginToDest
OriginWptName
TrueBearingFromOriginToDest
TrueBearingToDestWpt
VelocityTowardDestWpt
Position
Methods
BearingFrom
BearingTo
DistanceTo
Route
Properties
Name
Waypoints
Satellite
Speed
Track
Properties
Color
DisplayTrack
Name
TrackPoints
TrackPoint
Waypoint
Collections
RouteCollection
SatelliteCollection
TrackCollection
TrackPointCollection
WaypointCollection

PortName Property

Returns the name of the port ("COM1", "COM2", etc.).

Syntax

[Visual Basic]
object.PortName

[C#]
object.PortName

[C++]
object->PortName

Parameters

object

An object expression that evaluates to a GPSToolKit object.

Return Value

A string containing the name of the open port.

Remarks

None

Errors

Reading the PortName property while the port is closed is not permitted and will cause GPS ToolKit.NET to throw a PortClosedException.

Example

[Visual Basic]
Dim portName As string
portName = myGPSToolKit.PortName


[C#]
string portName = myGPSToolKit.PortName;


[C++]
string* portName = myGPSToolKit->PortName;

See Also

IsPortOpen property | Open method