ArcObjects Library Reference (Geometry)

IGeographicCoordinateSystem.CoordinateUnit Property

[Visual Basic .NET]
Public ReadOnly Property CoordinateUnit As IAngularUnit

[C#]
public IAngularUnit CoordinateUnit {get;}

[C++]
HRESULT get_CoordinateUnit(
  IAngularUnit** CoordinateUnit
);

[C++]
Parameters
CoordinateUnit [out, retval]
  CoordinateUnit is a parameter of type IAngularUnit

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

[C#]

    private void PrintCoordinateUnit()
    {
        // use activator class with SpatialReferenceEnvironment singleton
        Type factoryType = Type.GetTypeFromProgID("esriGeometry.SpatialReferenceEnvironment");
        System.Object obj = Activator.CreateInstance(factoryType);
        ISpatialReferenceFactory spatialReferenceFactory = obj as ISpatialReferenceFactory;

        IGeographicCoordinateSystem geographicCoordinateSystem = spatialReferenceFactory.CreateGeographicCoordinateSystem((int)esriSRGeoCSType.esriSRGeoCS_WGS1984);
        IAngularUnit coordinateUnit = geographicCoordinateSystem.CoordinateUnit;
        System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show(coordinateUnit.Name);
    }