Returns the status of an object

Usage syntax

unsigned char pe_authority_status (PE_AUTHORITY *p);

Parameters

Description

Returns the status of an authority object.

An authority describes the source of a particular object. Currently, the Projection Engine supports three authorities: EPSG, ESRI, and CUSTOM.

Returns

The possible status values that can be returned are as follows:

   PE_STATUS_NONE         0x00  /* Not set                                    */
   PE_STATUS_NEW          0x01  /* Created via pe_*_new() function            */
   PE_STATUS_STRING       0x02  /* Created via pe_*_from_string() function    */
   PE_STATUS_CODE         0x04  /* Created via pe_factory_*() function        */
   PE_STATUS_USER         0x08  /* Created via PEOBJEDITHOME                  */
   PE_STATUS_DEPRECATED   0x10  /* Deprecated (invalid) factory code          */
   PE_STATUS_DISCONTINUED 0x20  /* Discontinued (no replacement) factory code */

Examples

status = pe_authority_status(auth1);