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CoordinateSystem.Get (.NET)

This method returns the Esri coordinate system definition currently defined in the drawing as a string.

Declaration

public string Esri.ArcGISForAutoCAD.CoordinateSystem.Get(Document doc)

Parameter

TypeNameDescriptionRequired

Document

doc

The AutoCAD document to act on.

required

Returns

TypeDescription

string

The Esri coordinate system definition in the drawing.

Remarks on error conditions

This method may throw an exception or return an empty string or null if a parameter is invalid.

Example

Print the Esri coordinate system definition in the drawing.

// Initialize
var doc = Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument;

// Get the coordinate system definition 
var coordSys = Esri.ArcGISForAutoCAD.CoordinateSystem.Get(doc);

// Print the coordinate system definition 
doc.Editor.WriteMessage(coordSys);

/* Example output
PROJCS["WGS_1984_Web_Mercator_Auxiliary_Sphere",GEOGCS["GCS_WGS_1984",DATUM["D_WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137.0,298.257223563]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Mercator_Auxiliary_Sphere"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",0.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",0.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",0.0],PARAMETER["Auxiliary_Sphere_Type",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]
*/

See also

esri_coordsys_get—An AutoLISP function that returns the Esri coordinate system definition string currently defined in the drawing as a list containing the string.