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PolygonDistanceTo Method

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Returns the shortest distance from the given location to the edge of this Polygon, in the specified units. If the given location is inside this Polygon, the distance returned will be zero. This is calculated using the great circle distance.

Namespace:  Telogis.GeoBase.Geometry
Assembly:  geobase.net (in geobase.net.dll) Version: 4.99.0.0
Syntax
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public double DistanceTo(
	LatLon loc,
	DistanceUnit units
)

Parameters

loc
Type: Telogis.GeoBaseLatLon
The location whose distance from the polygon you want to know.
units
Type: Telogis.GeoBaseDistanceUnit
The result will be measured in these units

Return Value

Type: Double
Shortest distance from loc to the edge of this Polygon in units units, or zero if loc is inside the Polygon.
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