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Util Class
Provides a set of utility functions for ASCOM clients and drivers
Definition
Namespace: ASCOM.Utilities
Assembly: ASCOM.Utilities (in ASCOM.Utilities.dll) Version: 7.1.3+4851.c5da65c2b
Assembly: ASCOM.Utilities (in ASCOM.Utilities.dll) Version: 7.1.3+4851.c5da65c2b
C#
public class Util : IDisposableVB
Public Class Util
Implements IDisposableC++
public ref class Util : IDisposable- Inheritance
- Object Util
- Implements
- IDisposable
Constructors
| Util | Create a Utility object |
Properties
| BuildNumber | Platform build number |
| JulianDate | Current Julian date |
| MajorVersion | Platform major version number |
| MinorVersion | Platform minor version number |
| PlatformVersion | Current Platform version in Major.Minor form |
| SerialTrace | Enable/disable serial I/O tracing |
| SerialTraceFile | Change the serial trace file (default C:\SerialTrace.txt) |
| ServicePack | Platform service pack number |
| TimeZoneName | The name of the computer's time zone |
| TimeZoneOffset | UTC offset (hours) for the computer's clock |
| UTCDate | The current UTC Date |
Methods
| ArrayToVariantArray | Convert an array of .NET built-in types to an equivalent Variant arrray (array of .NET Objects) |
| ConvertPressure | Convert atmospheric pressure from one altitude above mean sea level to another |
| ConvertUnits | Convert from one set of speed / temperature / pressure rain rate units to another |
| DateJulianToLocal | Convert Julian date to local-time Date |
| DateJulianToUTC | Convert Julian date to UTC Date |
| DateLocalToJulian | Convert local-time Date to Julian date |
| DateLocalToUTC | Convert local-time Date to UTC Date |
| DateUTCToJulian | Convert UTC Date to Julian date |
| DateUTCToLocal | Convert UTC Date to local-time Date |
| DegreesToDM(Double) | Convert degrees to sexagesimal degrees and minutes with default delimiters DD° MM' |
| DegreesToDM(Double, String) | Convert degrees to sexagesimal degrees and minutes with the default minutes delimiter MM' |
| DegreesToDM(Double, String, String) | Convert degrees to sexagesimal degrees and minutes |
| DegreesToDM(Double, String, String, Int32) | Convert degrees to sexagesimal degrees and minutes with the specified number of minute decimal places |
| DegreesToDMS(Double) | Convert degrees to sexagesimal degrees, minutes and seconds with default delimiters DD° MM' SS" |
| DegreesToDMS(Double, String) | Convert degrees to sexagesimal degrees, minutes and seconds with with default minute and second delimiters MM' SS" |
| DegreesToDMS(Double, String, String) | Convert degrees to sexagesimal degrees, minutes and seconds with default second delimiter SS" |
| DegreesToDMS(Double, String, String, String) | Convert degrees to sexagesimal degrees, minutes and seconds |
| DegreesToDMS(Double, String, String, String, Int32) | Convert degrees to sexagesimal degrees, minutes and seconds with specified second decimal places |
| DegreesToHM(Double) | Convert degrees to sexagesimal hours and minutes with default delimiters HH:MM |
| DegreesToHM(Double, String) | Convert degrees to sexagesimal hours and minutes with default minute delimiter MM (null string) |
| DegreesToHM(Double, String, String) | Convert degrees to sexagesimal hours and minutes |
| DegreesToHM(Double, String, String, Int32) | Convert degrees to sexagesimal hours and minutes with supplied number of minute decimal places |
| DegreesToHMS(Double) | Convert degrees to sexagesimal hours, minutes, and seconds with default delimiters of HH:MM:SS |
| DegreesToHMS(Double, String) | Convert degrees to sexagesimal hours, minutes, and seconds with the default second and minute delimiters of MM:SS |
| DegreesToHMS(Double, String, String) | Convert degrees to sexagesimal hours, minutes, and seconds with the default second delimiter SS (null string) |
| DegreesToHMS(Double, String, String, String) | Convert degrees to sexagesimal hours, minutes, and seconds |
| DegreesToHMS(Double, String, String, String, Int32) | Convert degrees to sexagesimal hours, minutes, and seconds with the specified number of second decimal places |
| DewPoint2Humidity | Calculate the relative humidity (%) given the ambient temperature (°Celsius) and dew point (°Celsius) |
| Dispose | Disposes of resources used by the profile object |
| DMSToDegrees | Convert sexagesimal degrees to binary double-precision degrees |
| HMSToDegrees | Convert sexagesimal hours to binary double-precision hours |
| HMSToHours | Convert sexagesimal hours to binary double-precision hours |
| HoursToHM(Double) | Convert hours to sexagesimal hours and minutes with default delimiters HH:MM |
| HoursToHM(Double, String) | Convert hours to sexagesimal hours and minutes with default minutes delimiter MM (null string) |
| HoursToHM(Double, String, String) | Convert hours to sexagesimal hours and minutes |
| HoursToHM(Double, String, String, Int32) | Convert hours to sexagesimal hours and minutes with supplied number of minute decimal places |
| HoursToHMS(Double) | Convert hours to sexagesimal hours, minutes, and seconds with default delimiters HH:MM:SS |
| HoursToHMS(Double, String) | Convert hours to sexagesimal hours, minutes, and seconds with default minutes and seconds delimiters MM:SS |
| HoursToHMS(Double, String, String) | Convert hours to sexagesimal hours, minutes, and seconds with default second delimiter of null string |
| HoursToHMS(Double, String, String, String) | Convert hours to sexagesimal hours, minutes, and seconds |
| HoursToHMS(Double, String, String, String, Int32) | Convert hours to sexagesimal hours, minutes, and seconds with specified number of second decimal places |
| Humidity2DewPoint | Calculate the dew point (°Celsius) given the ambient temperature (°Celsius) and relative humidity (%) |
| IsMinimumRequiredVersion | Tests whether the current platform version is at least equal to the supplied major and minor version numbers, returns false if this is not the case |
| ToIntegerCollection | Convert an integer safearray to an ArrayList collection that can be used in scripting languages |
| ToStringCollection | Convert a string safearray to an ArrayList that can be used in scripting languages |
| WaitForMilliseconds | Pauses for a given interval in milliseconds. |