ArcObjects Library Reference (Geometry)  

IVerticalCoordinateSystem.PositiveDirection Property

The positive direction of the z coordinates. Up is 1. Down (in the direction of gravity) is -1.

[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Property PositiveDirection As Integer
[C#]
public int PositiveDirection {get; set;}
[C++]
HRESULT get_PositiveDirection(
  Long* pd
);
[C++]
HRESULT put_PositiveDirection(
  Long pd
);
[C++]

Parameters

pd [out, retval]   pd is a parameter of type Long pd   pd is a parameter of type Long

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine, ArcGIS Desktop, and ArcGIS Server.

Description

The positiveDirection value defines whether the vertical coordinate system has positive values 'up', for heights, or 'down', for depths. Use -1 for positive depths. 

See Also

IVerticalCoordinateSystem Interface