[gdal-dev] How do I tell if an OGRSpatialReference has been initialized?

[David Strip]

I had considered validate(), but decided against it for the reason you 
suggest - an initialized SRS might be in some weird format that fails 
validation. I've been using exportToWkt(), but was/am concerned that it 
might be possible to fail to export in odd-ball situations. Hence, my 
question about a direct check. Sounds like exportToWkt() is my best bet.

Thanks to Frank and Etienne for the clarification.

David