GeoCoordinate.Course Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Device.Location

Assembly:

System.Device.dll

Gets or sets the heading in degrees, relative to true north.

public:
 property double Course { double get(); void set(double value); };

public double Course { get; set; }

member this.Course : double with get, set

Public Property Course As Double

Property Value

Double

The heading in degrees, relative to true north.

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException

Course is set outside the valid range.

Examples

The following example prints the Course and Speed properties of the current location's GeoCoordinate.

static void GetLocationCourseAndSpeed()
{
    GeoCoordinateWatcher watcher = new GeoCoordinateWatcher();

    watcher.TryStart(true, TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(1000));

    if (!watcher.Position.Location.IsUnknown)
    {
        GeoCoordinate coord = watcher.Position.Location;

        Console.WriteLine("Course: {0}, Speed: {1}",
            coord.Course,
            coord.Speed);
    }
    else
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Unknown");
    }
}

Public Sub GetLocationCourseAndSpeed()
    Dim watcher As GeoCoordinateWatcher
    watcher = New System.Device.Location.GeoCoordinateWatcher()
    watcher.TryStart(False, TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(1000))

    If Not watcher.Position.Location.IsUnknown Then
        Dim coord As GeoCoordinate = watcher.Position.Location
        Console.WriteLine("Course: {0}, Speed: {1}",
            coord.Course,
            coord.Speed) 'NaN if not available.
    Else
        Console.WriteLine("Location unknown.")
    End If

End Sub

Remarks

The valid range includes values from 0.0 to 360.0, and Double.NaN if the heading is not defined.