Location Class
Definition
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The latitude, longitude, altitude and time information reported by the device.
public class Location- Inheritance
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System.ObjectLocation
Constructors
| Location() |
Default constructor. |
| Location(Double, Double, DateTimeOffset) |
Parametrized constructor with latitude, longitude and timestamp parameters. |
| Location(Double, Double, Double) |
Parametrized constructor with latitude, longitude and altitude parameters. |
| Location(Double, Double) |
Parametrized constructor with latitude and longitude parameters. |
| Location(Location) |
Copy constructor. |
Properties
| Accuracy |
Gets or sets the horizontal accuracy (in meters) of the location. |
| Altitude |
Gets the altitude in meters (if available) in a reference system which is specified by AltitudeReferenceSystem. |
| AltitudeReferenceSystem |
Specifies the reference system in which the altitude value is given. |
| Course |
Degrees relative to true north. |
| IsFromMockProvider |
Inform if location is from GPS or from Mock. |
| Latitude |
Gets or sets the latitude of location. |
| Longitude |
Gets or sets the longitude of location. |
| Speed |
Speed in meters per second. |
| Timestamp |
Gets or sets the timestamp of the location. |
| VerticalAccuracy |
Gets or sets the vertical accuracy (in meters) of the location. |
Methods
| CalculateDistance(Double, Double, Double, Double, DistanceUnits) |
Calculate distance between two locations. |
| CalculateDistance(Double, Double, Location, DistanceUnits) |
Calculate distance between two locations. |
| CalculateDistance(Location, Double, Double, DistanceUnits) |
Calculate distance between two locations. |
| CalculateDistance(Location, Location, DistanceUnits) |
Calculate distance between two locations. |
| ToString() |
A string representation of the location. |
Extension Methods
| CalculateDistance(Location, Double, Double, DistanceUnits) |
Extension to calculate distance from location to another location. |
| CalculateDistance(Location, Location, DistanceUnits) |
Extension to calculate distance from location to another location. |
| OpenMapsAsync(Location, MapLaunchOptions) |
Open maps to this location. |
| OpenMapsAsync(Location) |
Open maps to this location. |