CreateLinearUnit(String) Method
Convenience method to create a
LinearUnit instance from well-known text. This method is useful for creating a custom unit.
LinearUnit - Create a Custom LinearUnit
// create a custom linear unit - there are 0.33 meters per myLinearUnit
var myLinearUnit = LinearUnit.CreateLinearUnit("myCustomLinearUnit", 0.33);
string name = myLinearUnit.Name; // myCustomLinearUnit
double convFactor = myLinearUnit.ConversionFactor; // 0.33
int code = myLinearUnit.FactoryCode; // 0 for custom units
double metersUnit = myLinearUnit.MetersPerUnit; // 0.33
string toString = myLinearUnit.ToString(); // same as Name - myCustomLinearUnit
// convert 10 centimeters to myLinearUnit
double convertedVal = LinearUnit.Centimeters.ConvertTo(10, myLinearUnit);
// get the wkt
string lu_wkt = myLinearUnit.Wkt;
// create an angular unit from this wkt
var anotherLinearUnit = LinearUnit.CreateLinearUnit(lu_wkt);
// anotherLinearUnit.ConversionFactor = 0.33
// anotherLinearUnit.FactoryCode = 0
// anotherLinearUnit.MetersPerUnit = 0.33
Target Platforms: Windows 11, Windows 10
ArcGIS Pro version: 3 or higher.