Geography Class
Represents a base class of geography shapes.
Inheritance Hierarchy
System.Object
System.Spatial.Geography
System.Spatial.GeographyCollection
System.Spatial.GeographyCurve
System.Spatial.GeographyPoint
System.Spatial.GeographySurface
Namespace: System.Spatial
Assembly: System.Spatial (in System.Spatial.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public MustInherit Class Geography _
Implements ISpatial
'Usage
Dim instance As Geography
public abstract class Geography : ISpatial
public ref class Geography abstract : ISpatial
[<AbstractClassAttribute>]
type Geography =
class
interface ISpatial
end
public abstract class Geography implements ISpatial
The Geography type exposes the following members.
Constructors
| Name | Description | |
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Geography | Initializes a new instance of the Geography class. |
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Properties
| Name | Description | |
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CoordinateSystem | Gets the coordinate system of the geography. |
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IsEmpty | Gets a value that indicates whether the geography is empty. |
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Methods
| Name | Description | |
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Equals | (Inherited from Object.) |
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Finalize | (Inherited from Object.) |
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GetHashCode | (Inherited from Object.) |
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GetType | (Inherited from Object.) |
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MemberwiseClone | (Inherited from Object.) |
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SendTo | Sends the current spatial object to the given pipeline. |
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ToString | (Inherited from Object.) |
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Extension Methods
| Name | Description | |
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Distance | Determines the distance of the geography. (Defined by GeographyOperationsExtensions.) |
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SendTo | Allows the delegation of the call to the proper type (geography or Geometry). (Defined by SpatialTypeExtensions.) |
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Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.