ShapefileDataAdapter.LoadPrjFile(Uri) Method

Loads coordinate system metadata from the *.PRJ file.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraMap

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraMap.v19.2.dll

Declaration

C#

public static SourceCoordinateSystem LoadPrjFile(
    Uri prjFileUri
)

VB.NET

Public Shared Function LoadPrjFile(
    prjFileUri As Uri
) As SourceCoordinateSystem

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
prjFileUri	Uri	A Uri object, that is the URI to the *.PRJ file.

Returns

Type	Description
SourceCoordinateSystem	A SourceCoordinateSystem class descendant representing the contents of the *.PRJ file.

Remarks

For more information about *.PRJ and shapefiles, refer to the Shapefile topic.

Example

Note

A complete sample project is available at https://github.com/DevExpress-Examples/how-to-automatically-load-a-cartesian-data-shapefile-onto-a-geo-map-t208696

Form1.cs

data.Add(new MapData() {
    Name = "LoadPrjFile( ) calling loaded coordinate system",
    FileUri = new Uri(baseUri, "../../Shapefiles/Lambert/Belize.shp"),
    CoordinateSystem = ShapefileDataAdapter.LoadPrjFile(new Uri(
        baseUri,
        "../../Shapefiles/Lambert/Projection.prj"))
});

Form1.vb

data.Add(New MapData() With {.Name = "LoadPrjFile( ) calling loaded coordinate system", .FileUri = New Uri(baseUri, "../../Shapefiles/Lambert/Belize.shp"), .CoordinateSystem = ShapefileDataAdapter.LoadPrjFile(New Uri(baseUri, "../../Shapefiles/Lambert/Projection.prj"))})

Related GitHub Examples

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VB.NET

how-to-automatically-load-a-cartesian-data-shapefile-onto-a-geo-map-t208696/VB/LoadGeoShapeData/Form1.vb#L24

'            #Region "#LoadPrjFile"
            data.Add(New MapData() With {.Name = "LoadPrjFile( ) calling loaded coordinate system", .FileUri = New Uri(baseUri, "../../Shapefiles/Lambert/Belize.shp"), .CoordinateSystem = ShapefileDataAdapter.LoadPrjFile(New Uri(baseUri, "../../Shapefiles/Lambert/Projection.prj"))})
'            #End Region ' #LoadPrjFile

how-to-customize-coordinate-systems-of-a-map-and-data-source-t202055/VB/CoordinateSystems/Form1.vb#L56

Adapter.FileUri = New Uri(baseUri, geoMapCartesianDataShpFile)
Adapter.SourceCoordinateSystem = ShapefileDataAdapter.LoadPrjFile(New Uri(baseUri, geoMapCartesianDataPrjFile))

how-to-convert-a-cartesian-data-shapefile-to-geo-coordinates-t543574/VB/MapSample/Form1.vb#L69

If dialog.ShowDialog() = System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK Then
    shapefileDataAdapter1.SourceCoordinateSystem= ShapefileDataAdapter.LoadPrjFile(New Uri(dialog.FileName))
    btnSave.Enabled = True

C#

how-to-customize-coordinate-systems-of-a-map-and-data-source-t202055/CS/CoordinateSystems/Form1.cs#L54

Adapter.FileUri = new Uri(baseUri, geoMapCartesianDataShpFile);
Adapter.SourceCoordinateSystem = ShapefileDataAdapter.LoadPrjFile(new Uri(baseUri, geoMapCartesianDataPrjFile));

how-to-convert-a-cartesian-data-shapefile-to-geo-coordinates-t543574/CS/MapSample/Form1.cs#L81

{
    shapefileDataAdapter1.SourceCoordinateSystem= ShapefileDataAdapter.LoadPrjFile(new Uri(dialog.FileName));
    btnSave.Enabled = true;