ArcGIS Pro 3.7 API Reference Guide
ArcGIS.Core.Geometry Namespace / AngularUnit Class / Degrees Property
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    Degrees Property (AngularUnit)
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    Gets an angular unit object representing angle in degrees (Factory Code = 9102). A degree is equal to PI/180 radians.
    Syntax
    Public Shared ReadOnly Property Degrees As AngularUnit
    public static AngularUnit Degrees {get;}
    Example
    AngularUnit - Convert between degrees and radians
    {
      // convert 45 degrees to radians
      double radians = AngularUnit.Degrees.ConvertToRadians(45);
    
      // convert PI to degrees
      double degrees = AngularUnit.Degrees.ConvertFromRadians(Math.PI);
    }
    AngularUnit - Create an AngularUnit with a factory code
    {
      try
      {
        // create a Grad unit
        var grad = AngularUnit.CreateAngularUnit(9105);
        string unitName = grad.Name;                        // Grad
        double conversionFactor = grad.ConversionFactor;    // 0.015708
        double radiansPerUnit = grad.RadiansPerUnit;
        int factoryCode = grad.FactoryCode;                 // 9105
    
        // convert 10 grads to degrees
        double val = grad.ConvertTo(10, AngularUnit.Degrees);
    
        // convert 10 radians to grads
        val = grad.ConvertFromRadians(10);
      }
      catch (ArgumentException)
      {
        // ArgumentException will be thrown by CreateAngularUnit in
        // the following scenarios:
        // - if the factory code used is a non-angular factory code
        //   (i.e. it corresponds to square meters which is an area unit code)
        // - if the factory code used is invalid
        //   (i.e. it is negative or doesn't correspond to any factory code)
      }
    
    }
    AngularUnit - Create a Custom AngularUnit
    {
      // custom unit - 3 radians per unit
      var myAngularUnit = AngularUnit.CreateAngularUnit("myCustomAngularUnit", 3);
      string Name = myAngularUnit.Name;                   // myCustomAngularUnit
      double Factor = myAngularUnit.ConversionFactor;     // 3
      int Code = myAngularUnit.FactoryCode;               // 0 because it is a custom angular unit
      double radiansUnit = myAngularUnit.RadiansPerUnit;  // 3
    
      // convert 10 degrees to my unit
      double converted = AngularUnit.Degrees.ConvertTo(10, myAngularUnit);
      // convert it back to degrees
      converted = myAngularUnit.ConvertTo(converted, AngularUnit.Degrees);
    
      // convert 1 radian into my angular units
      converted = myAngularUnit.ConvertFromRadians(1);
    
      // get the wkt
      string wkt = myAngularUnit.Wkt;
    
      // create an angular unit from this wkt
      var anotherAngularUnit = AngularUnit.CreateAngularUnit(wkt);
      // anotherAngularUnit.ConversionFactor = 3
      // anotherAngularUnit.FactoryCode = 0    
      // anotherAngularUnit.RadiansPerUnit = 3
    }
    Requirements

    Target Platforms: Windows 11 Home, Pro, Enterprise (64 bit)

    ArcGIS Pro version: 3.0 or higher.
    See Also