TelescopeCanMoveAxis Method

Shows whether the telescope can be controlled about the specified axis via the MoveAxis() method.

Namespace: ASCOM.DriverAccess
Assembly: ASCOM.DriverAccess (in ASCOM.DriverAccess.dll) Version: 6.0.0.0 (6.6.9999.9999)

Syntax

public bool CanMoveAxis(
	TelescopeAxes Axis
)

Public Function CanMoveAxis ( 
	Axis As TelescopeAxes
) As Boolean

public:
virtual bool CanMoveAxis(
	TelescopeAxes Axis
) sealed

Boolean
Boolean - True if the telescope can be controlled about the specified axis via the MoveAxis() method.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
InvalidValueException	If an invalid Axis is specified
NotConnectedException	If the device is not connected
DriverException	An error occurred that is not described by one of the more specific ASCOM exceptions. The device did not successfully complete the request.

Remarks

See the description of MoveAxis() for more information. The (symbolic) values for TelescopeAxes are:

axisPrimary 0 Primary axis (e.g., Right Ascension or Azimuth)

axisSecondary 1 Secondary axis (e.g., Declination or Altitude)

axisTertiary 2 Tertiary axis (e.g. imager rotator/de-rotator)