UtilitiesDMSToDegrees Method

public static double DMSToDegrees(
	string DMSString
)

Public Shared Function DMSToDegrees ( 
	DMSString As String
) As Double

Parameters

DMSString  String

The coordinate expressed in sexagesimal notation (Degrees:Minutes:Seconds)

Return Value

Only the first three numeric components are considered, the remainder are ignored. Left to right positionally, the components are interpreted as degrees, minutes, and seconds. If only two components are present, they are assumed to be degrees and minutes, and if only one components is present, it is assumed to be degrees. Any components can have a fractional part.

Examples of valid input values: 127:27:45, 12:26, +345, -45:34:12

Examples of valid input values in a locale where point is used as the decimal separator: 60:27:45.846, 12:1.349, +345.1840746, -45:34:12.422

Examples of valid input values in a locale where comma is used as the decimal separator: 60:27:45,846, 12:1,349, +345,1840746, -45:34:12,422

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