ArcGIS Pro 3.4 API Reference Guide
ArcGIS.Core.Geometry Namespace / IGeometryEngine Interface / UpdateMsByDistance Method
The input polyline.
The index of the part from which to start.
The index of the point (relative to the part) from which to start.
The index of the part from which to end.
The index of the point (relative to the part) from which to end.
The start M-value.
The end M-value.
The method to use when updating M-values. You can use a combination of update methods by using the bitwise OR operator. For example, to interpolate between the input points and to extrapolate before the input points, useUpdateMMethod.Interpolate | UpdateMMethod.ExtrapolateBefore.
Determines whether distances between parts of the polyline should be ignored or not.
Example Version

UpdateMsByDistance Method (IGeometryEngine)
Updates M-values along the shortest path between the specified vertices. The interpolation ratio is determined by the input M-values and Euclidean distance along that path.
Syntax

Parameters

polyline
The input polyline.
fromPartIndex
The index of the part from which to start.
fromPointIndex
The index of the point (relative to the part) from which to start.
toPartIndex
The index of the part from which to end.
toPointIndex
The index of the point (relative to the part) from which to end.
fromM
The start M-value.
toM
The end M-value.
updateMMethod
The method to use when updating M-values. You can use a combination of update methods by using the bitwise OR operator. For example, to interpolate between the input points and to extrapolate before the input points, useUpdateMMethod.Interpolate | UpdateMMethod.ExtrapolateBefore.
ignoreGaps
Determines whether distances between parts of the polyline should be ignored or not.

Return Value

A polyline with updated M-values. If the input polyline is empty, then it is returned unchanged.
Exceptions
ExceptionDescription
The input polyline is null.
The geometry is not M-Aware.
The spatial reference is an image coordinate system.
fromPartIndex or fromPointIndex or toPartIndex or toPointIndex is negative.
toPartIndex is less than fromPartIndex.
The extrapolation range is invalid.
fromPartIndex or toPartIndex is greater than or equal to the number of parts in the multipart.
fromPointIndex or toPointIndex is greater than or equal to the number of points in the specified part.
Example
Update M-values along the shortest path between the specified vertices - UpdateMsByDistance
string json = "{\"hasM\":true,\"paths\":[[[-8,2,1],[-8,5,8],[-5,5,0],[-5,7,12]]],\"spatialReference\":{\"wkid\":4326}}";
Polyline polyline = PolylineBuilderEx.FromJson(json);

Polyline outputPolyline = GeometryEngine.Instance.UpdateMsByDistance(polyline, 0, 0, 0, 2, 10, 20, UpdateMMethod.Interpolate, true);
// The xy-coordinates don't change.
// The M-values of the vertices in outputPolyline are { 10, 15, 20, 12 }

json = "{\"hasM\":true,\"paths\":[[[-8,2,1],[-8,5,8],[-5,5,0],[-5,7,12]],[[3,2,20],[7,2,30],[7,4,10],[13,4,5]]]}";
polyline = PolylineBuilderEx.FromJson(json);

outputPolyline = GeometryEngine.Instance.UpdateMsByDistance(polyline, 0, 2, 1, 1, 10, 20, UpdateMMethod.ExtrapolateBefore, true);
// The M-values of the vertices in part 0 of outputPolyline are { -5, 2.5, 10, 5 }
// The M-values of the vertices in part 1 of outputPolyline are { 20, 20, 10, 5 }
Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 11, Windows 10

ArcGIS Pro version: 3.3 or higher.
See Also