Checks if the provided inverse flattening is valid, i.e. if it can be used in GIS calculations in the Geodetic coordinate system.

Parameters

inverseFlattening

an inverse flattening to validate

errorMessage

an error message, passed by reference (out), that contains detailed information in case of the invalid inverse flattening

Return Value

true - if the inverse flattening is valid, false - if the inverse flattening is invalid

Remarks

The valid inverse flattening is a real number greater than 0.

Example

This sample shows how to call the Geodetic.IsValidInverseFlattening method from C# code:

string errorMessage = String.Empty;
double inverseFlattening = 293.465;
            
if (Geodetic.IsValidInverseFlattening(inverseFlattening, out errorMessage))
{
    Console.WriteLine("Inverse Flattening is valid.");
}
else
{
    Console.WriteLine(errorMessage);
}

See Also

Geodetic Class | ApsGis Namespace