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DbSpatialServices.Distance Method (DbGeography, DbGeography)

.NET Framework 4.5

Computes the distance between the closest points in two DbGeography values.

Namespace: System.Data.Spatial
Assembly: System.Data.Entity (in System.Data.Entity.dll)

public abstract double Distance(
	DbGeography geographyValue,
	DbGeography otherGeography
)

Parameters

geographyValue: Type: System.Data.Spatial.DbGeography
The first geography value.

otherGeography: Type: System.Data.Spatial.DbGeography
The second geography value.

Return Value

Type: System.Double
A double value that specifies the distance between the two closest points in geographyValue and otherGeography.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	geographyValue otherGeography
ArgumentException	geographyValue otherGeography

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5

Platforms

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Reference

DbSpatialServices Class

Distance Overload

System.Data.Spatial Namespace

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