TGIS_Shape.Distance method

Calculate planar distance between a point and the shape.

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

Syntax

// C#
public virtual double Distance(
  TGIS_Point _ptg,
  double _prec
);

' VisualBasic
Public Overridable Function Distance(
  ByVal _ptg As TGIS_Point,
  ByVal _prec As Double
) As Double

// Oxygene
public
  function Distance(
    _ptg : TGIS_Point;
    _prec : Double
  ) : Double; virtual;

Name	Type	Description
_ptg	TGIS_Point	reference point
_prec	double Double	precision /not longer distance than/; point inside the polygon is always not greater then _prec; if _prec less than 0, then being outside/inside polygon means the same;

Type	Description
double Double	Distance between shapes in map units.