c#: Error Trapping

Hi,

I'm looking at ways to convert MGRS coordinates to Decimal Latitude, Longitude I've come across CoordinateSharp the Developer Guide makes use of tryParse but dosn't seem say how to trap the errors nor dose the dotnetfiddle example

I also note the output is Degree minute seconds not digital

The Developer Guide Suggests "c.FormatOptions.CoordinateFormatType = CoordinateFormatType.Degree_Decimal_Minutes;"

However this Errors

		string mgrs = "16R CV 05774 44722";
		Coordinate c;
		if(Coordinate.TryParse("16R CV 05774 44722", out c))
		{
			c.FormatOptions.CoordinateFormatType = CoordinateFormatType.Degree_Decimal_Minutes;

			Console.WriteLine(c);
		}

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So how do I rewrite the above trapping errors and output to Decimal Latitude, Longitude variables?

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trevor1940

8/22/2022 - Mon

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ste5an

1/23/2020

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trevor1940

1/23/2020

ASKER

OK so this works

		Coordinate c;
		if(Coordinate.TryParse("crap 16R CV 05774 44722", out c))
		{
			string Lat = c.Latitude.DecimalDegree.ToString();
			string Long = c.Longitude.DecimalDegree.ToString();
			Console.WriteLine(Lat + ", " + Long);
		}
		else{
				Console.WriteLine("Error!");
		}

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However it doesn't give any indication of what the error is In this case it's badly formatted MGRS, I've seen examples out of range where user has typed the wrong values correctly

ste5an

1/23/2020

At a short glance at the parsers, they internally only use the TryParse pattern and don't bubble up any message where it failed. So in the current state, it seems, that you cannot get that information.

But as it is on GitHub, you can add this feature if you like.

trevor1940

1/23/2020

ASKER

Thanx I find it quite odd not being able tell errors

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