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Description

In BBj 11.00 and higher, this method returns the altitude in meters. If the altitude is unavailable, it returns null.

Syntax

Return Value Method
double getAltitude()

Parameters

None.

Return Value

The "altitude" attribute denotes the height of the position, specified in meters above the [WGS84] ellipsoid. If the implementation cannot provide altitude information, the value of this attribute must be null.

Remarks

Multiply by ~3.28 to convert to feet.

Example

See Also

BBjAPI

BBj Object Syntax

See the BBj Object Diagram for an illustration of the relationship between BBj Objects.

Geolocation API Specification