MKDistanceFormatterMBS.Constructor

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
method	MapKit	MBS MacFrameworks Plugin	19.0	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	Desktop & iOS

The constructor.

See also:

• Constructor(Handle as Integer)

MKDistanceFormatterMBS.Constructor(Handle as Integer)

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
method	MapKit	MBS MacFrameworks Plugin	21.3	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	Desktop & iOS

Constructor for creating an instanced based on an existing handle.

Useful if you get a MKDistanceFormatter reference from a declare.
The object is retained.

See also:

• Constructor

MKDistanceFormatterMBS.distanceFromString(distance as String) as Double

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
method	MapKit	MBS MacFrameworks Plugin	19.0	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	Desktop & iOS

Returns the distance value parsed from the specified string.

distance: A formatted string that specifies a distance.

Returns the distance value represented by the string or -1.0 if the string does not contain a recognized distance value.

This method searches the provided string for a number that could represent a distance. Distances must be specified as purely numerical values. Do not specify distances as fractions such as "1/4 mile".

MKDistanceFormatterMBS.stringFromDistance(distance as Double) as String

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
method	MapKit	MBS MacFrameworks Plugin	19.0	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	Desktop & iOS

Creates a string representation of the specified distance.

distance: The distance value that you want to convert to a string.

Returns a user-readable string that describes the distance based on the formatter settings.