Distance Class

Represents a distance.

Syntax

[Visual Basic]
Dim instance As Distance

[C#]
Distance instance

[C++]
Distance* instance

[Visual Basic]
Dim instance As New Distance(DistanceInMeters)

[C#]
Distance instance = new Distance(DistanceInMeters)

[C++]
Distance* instance = new Distance(DistanceInMeters)

Parameters

DistanceInMeters

A double representing the distance in meters.

Remarks

Distance represents a distance value, available in feet, meters, kilometers, miles, and nautical miles. Because distance information may not be available from the GPS, it is important to check the IsValid property before using the data.

Instance Hierarchy

SciCom
   SciCom.GPSToolKit
     SciCom.GPSToolKit.GPSToolKit
         SciCom.GPSToolKit.GPSToolKit.Distance

Thread Safety

Distance is thread safe for use by multiple threads.

Properties

Property	Description
IsValid property	True if the distance is valid, false if it is invalid or unavailable
ValueInFeet property	A double representing the distance value in feet
ValueInKilometers property	A double representing the distance value in kilometers
ValueInMeters property	A double representing the distance value in meters
ValueInNauticalMiles property	A double representing the distance value in nautical miles

See Also