TGIS_CSProjAbstract.Ellipsoid property

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The ellipsoid (Earth model) currently in use by this projection. Read-only; changed indirectly via Datum property.

Available also on: .NET | Java | ActiveX | Python.

// Delphi
public
  property Ellipsoid : TGIS_CSEllipsoid read;

// C++ Builder
public:
  __property TGIS_CSEllipsoid* Ellipsoid = {read};

PURPOSE: Access ellipsoid parameters (semi-major axis, eccentricity) for geodetic calculations without changing datum.

BEHAVIOR: Returns ellipsoid associated with current Datum. Automatically updated when Datum changes. Never nil.

USAGE: Read ellipsoid parameters for custom calculations.

CONSTRAINTS: Read-only. To change ellipsoid, change Datum.