SqlGeography.M Property

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Applies To: SQL Server 2016 Preview

Returns the M (measure) value of the geography instance.

Namespace:   Microsoft.SqlServer.Types
Assembly:  Microsoft.SqlServer.Types (in Microsoft.SqlServer.Types.dll)

Syntax

public SqlDouble M {
    [SqlMethodAttribute(IsDeterministic = true, IsPrecise = true)]
    get;
}

public:
property SqlDouble M {
    [SqlMethodAttribute(IsDeterministic = true, IsPrecise = true)]
    SqlDouble get();
}

member M : SqlDouble with get

Public ReadOnly Property M As SqlDouble

Property Value

Type: System.Data.SqlTypes.SqlDouble

A SqlDouble value that specifies the measure value.

Remarks

The semantics of the measure value are user-defined but generally describe the distance along a linestring. For example, the measure value could be used to keep track of mileposts along a road.

The value of this property is null if the geography instance is not a Point, as well as for any Point instance for which it is not set.

This property is read-only.

M values are not used in any calculations made by the library and will not be carried through any library calculations.

See Also

SqlGeography Class
Microsoft.SqlServer.Types Namespace

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