com.esri.arcgis.geometry
Interface IUnit

All Superinterfaces:

ISpatialReferenceInfo, Serializable

All Known Subinterfaces:

IAngularUnit, ILinearUnit

All Known Implementing Classes:

AngularUnit, LinearUnit

public interface IUnit
extends ISpatialReferenceInfo, Serializable

Provides access to members that identify a linear or angular unit of measure within a spatial reference system.

Description

See IAngularUnit or ILinear Unit for more information.

Product Availability

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

Method Summary

double

getConversionFactor() The conversion factor of the unit (units to meters).

Methods inherited from interface com.esri.arcgis.geometry.ISpatialReferenceInfo

getAbbreviation, getAlias, getFactoryCode, getName, getRemarks

Method Detail

getConversionFactor

double getConversionFactor()
                           throws IOException,
                                  AutomationException

The conversion factor of the unit (units to meters).

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Returns:

The conversionFactor

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.