Vector.BuildVector(Variable, String, String) Method

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Description

When vectorType is "Object to Object", the calling Vector will be initialized as the position of the CelestialObject whose name is passed as the second argument with respect to the CelestialObject whose name is passed as the first argument in the ICRF.

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Method Signature

Vector.BuildVector(	Variable vectorType,
	String objectName,
	String objectName)

Arguments

vectorType

Description:

Type of vector to create.

Valid Values:

Value	Label
0	Cartesian
1	Spherical
2	Cross Product
3	Normalized Vector
4	Body Axis
5	Body Angular Momentum
6	Body Position
7	Body Velocity Vector
8	Existing X-axis
9	Object-to-Object
10	Anti-Vector
11	Star
12	Object-to-Star
13	RFLink

objectName
Description:	Name of the CelestialObject to use.

objectName
Description:	Name of the CelestialObject to use.

Return Value

Type:

number

Informs the user whether the Vector was built successfully. (0 = Unsuccessful, 1 = Successful)

Syntax

myVariable1 = myVector1.BuildVector(myVariable2, myString1, myString2);