The spatial reference of the GeoDataset.

[Visual Basic 6.0]
Property SpatialReference As ISpatialReference

[Visual Basic .NET]
Public ReadOnly Property SpatialReference As ISpatialReference

[C#]
public ISpatialReference SpatialReference {get;}

[Java]
public ISpatialReference getSpatialReference()
throws
    IOException,
    AutomationException

[C++]
HRESULT get_SpatialReference(
  ISpatialReference** spref
);

Product Availability

Remarks

This property is read only. For layers, when the first layer is added to ArcMap, its spatial reference is read by this property, and the map is set to this spatial reference.

	Sub ReportSpatRef()
	   Dim pMxDoc As IMxDocument
	   Dim pMap As IMap
	   Dim pLayer As IGeoDataset
	   Dim pSpatRef As ISpatialReference
	   Set pMxDoc = Application.Document
	   Set pMap = pMxDoc.FocusMap
	   Set pLayer = pMap.Layer(0)
	   Set pSpatRef = pLayer.SpatialReference
	   MsgBox pSpatRef.Name
	End Sub

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