require(["esri/geometry/Circle"], function(Circle) { /* code goes here */ });
Class: esri/geometry/Circle
Inheritance: Circle Polygon Geometry Accessor
Since: ArcGIS API for JavaScript 4.0

A circle is a Polygon created by specifying a center point and a radius. The point can be provided as a Point object or an array of latitude/longitude values.

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Constructors

new Circle(properties)

Parameter:
properties Object
optional

See the properties for a list of all the properties that may be passed into the constructor.

Property Overview

Any properties can be set, retrieved or listened to. See the Working with Properties topic.
NameTypeSummary
Object

The cache is used to store values computed from geometries that need to cleared or recomputed upon mutation.

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Point | Number[]

The center point of the circle.

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Point

The centroid of the polygon.

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String

The name of the class.

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Extent

The extent of the geometry.

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Boolean

Applicable when the spatial reference of the center point is either set to Web Mercator (wkid: 3857) or geographic/geodesic (wkid: 4326).

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Boolean

Indicates if the geometry has M values.

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Boolean

Indicates if the geometry has Z (elevation) values.

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Boolean

Checks to see if polygon rings cross each other and indicates if the polygon is self-intersecting, which means the ring of the polygon crosses itself.

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Number

This value defines the number of points along the curve of the circle.

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Number

The radius of the circle.

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String

Unit of the radius.

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Number[][][]

An array of rings.

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SpatialReference

The spatial reference of the geometry.

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String

For Polygon, the type is always polygon.

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Property Details

cacheObjectreadonly

The cache is used to store values computed from geometries that need to cleared or recomputed upon mutation. An example is the extent of a polygon. The default value is null.

The center point of the circle. The center must be specified either as a Point or an array of longitude/latitude coordinates.

centroidPoint

The centroid of the polygon. For a polygon with multiple rings, it represents the centroid of the largest ring.

declaredClassStringreadonly

The name of the class. The declared class name is formatted as esri.folder.className.

extentExtentreadonly

The extent of the geometry. For points, the extent is null.

geodesicBoolean

Applicable when the spatial reference of the center point is either set to Web Mercator (wkid: 3857) or geographic/geodesic (wkid: 4326). When either of those spatial references is used, set geodesic to true to minimize distortion. Other coordinate systems will not create geodesic circles.

Default Value: false

Indicates if the geometry has M values.

Indicates if the geometry has Z (elevation) values.

Z-values defined in a geographic or metric coordinate system are expressed in meters. However, in local scenes that use a projected coordinate system, vertical units are assumed to be the same as the horizontal units specified by the service.

isSelfIntersectingBoolean

Checks to see if polygon rings cross each other and indicates if the polygon is self-intersecting, which means the ring of the polygon crosses itself.

numberOfPointsNumber

This value defines the number of points along the curve of the circle.

Default Value: 60

radiusNumber

The radius of the circle.

Default Value: 1000

radiusUnitString

Unit of the radius.

Possible Values: feet | kilometers | meters | miles | nautical-miles | yards

Default Value: meters

An array of rings. Each ring is a two-dimensional array of numbers representing the coordinates of each vertex in the ring in the spatial reference of the view. The first vertex of each ring should always be the same as the last vertex. Each vertex is an array of two, three, or four numbers. The table below shows the various structures of a vertex array.

CaseVertex array
without z and without m[x, y]
without z and with m[x, y, m]
with z and without m[x, y, z]
with z and with m[x, y, z, m]
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//3D polygon rings with m-values (note that the second ring does not have m-values defined for it)
var rings = [
 [  // first ring
  [-97.06138,32.837,35.1,4.8],
  [-97.06133,32.836,35.2,4.1],
  [-97.06124,32.834,35.3,4.2],
  [-97.06138,32.837,35.1,4.8]  // same as first vertex
 ], [  // second ring
  [-97.06326,32.759,35.4],
  [-97.06298, 2.755,35.5],
  [-97.06153,32.749,35.6],
  [-97.06326,32.759,35.4]  // same as first vertex
 ]
];

var polygon = new Polygon({
  hasZ: true,
  hasM: true,
  rings: rings,
  spatialReference: { wkid: 4326 }
});

spatialReferenceSpatialReference autocast

The spatial reference of the geometry.

Default Value: WGS84 (wkid: 4326)

typeStringreadonly

For Polygon, the type is always polygon.

Method Overview

NameReturn TypeSummary
Polygon

Adds a ring to the Polygon.

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Circle

Creates a deep clone of Circle.

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Boolean

Checks on the client if the input point is inside the polygon.

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Creates a new instance of this class and initializes it with values from a JSON object generated from a product in the ArcGIS platform.

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Point

Returns a point specified by a ring and point in the path.

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Polygon

Inserts a new point into the polygon.

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Boolean

Checks if a Polygon ring is clockwise.

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Point[]

Removes a point from the polygon at the given pointIndex within the ring identified by ringIndex.

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Point[]

Removes a ring from the Polygon.

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Polygon

Updates a point in the polygon.

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Object

Converts an instance of this class to its ArcGIS Portal JSON representation.

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Method Details

addRing(ring){Polygon}inherited

Adds a ring to the Polygon. The ring can be one of the following: an array of numbers or an array of points. When added the index of the ring is incremented by one.

Parameter:

A polygon ring. The first and last coordinates/points in the ring must be the same. This can either be defined as an array of Point geometries or an array of XY coordinates.

Returns:
TypeDescription
PolygonReturns the polygon with the new ring included.

clone(){Circle}

Creates a deep clone of Circle.

Returns:
TypeDescription
CircleA new instance of a Circle object equal to the object used to call .clone().

contains(point){Boolean}inherited

Checks on the client if the input point is inside the polygon. A point on the polygon line is considered inside.

Parameter:
point Point

The point to test whether it is contained within the testing polygon.

Returns:
TypeDescription
BooleanReturns true if the point is located inside the polygon.

fromJSON(json){*}static

Creates a new instance of this class and initializes it with values from a JSON object generated from a product in the ArcGIS platform. The object passed into the input json parameter often comes from a response to a query operation in the REST API or a toJSON() method from another ArcGIS product. See the Using fromJSON() topic in the Guide for details and examples of when and how to use this function.

Parameter:
json Object

A JSON representation of the instance in the ArcGIS format. See the ArcGIS REST API documentation for examples of the structure of various input JSON objects.

Returns:
TypeDescription
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getPoint(ringIndex, pointIndex){Point}inherited

Returns a point specified by a ring and point in the path.

Parameters:
ringIndex Number

The index of the ring containing the desired point.

pointIndex Number

The index of the desired point within the ring.

Returns:
TypeDescription
PointReturns the point at the specified ring index and point index.

insertPoint(ringIndex, pointIndex, point){Polygon}inherited

Inserts a new point into the polygon.

Parameters:
ringIndex Number

The index of the ring in which to insert the point.

pointIndex Number

The index of the point to insert within the ring.

point Point

The point geometry to insert.

Returns:
TypeDescription
PolygonReturns the updated polygon.

isClockwise(ring){Boolean}inherited

Checks if a Polygon ring is clockwise.

Parameter:

A polygon ring. The first and last coordinates/points in the ring must be the same. This can either be defined as an array of Point geometries or an array of XY coordinates.

Returns:
TypeDescription
BooleanReturns true if the ring is clockwise and false for counterclockwise.

removePoint(ringIndex, pointIndex){Point[]}inherited

Removes a point from the polygon at the given pointIndex within the ring identified by ringIndex.

Parameters:
ringIndex Number

The index of the ring containing the point to remove.

pointIndex Number

The index of the point to remove within the ring.

Returns:
TypeDescription
Point[]Returns the geometry of the removed point.

removeRing(index){Point[]}inherited

Removes a ring from the Polygon. The index specifies which ring to remove.

Parameter:
index Number

The index of the ring to remove.

Returns:
TypeDescription
Point[]Returns array of points representing the removed ring.

setPoint(ringIndex, pointIndex, point){Polygon}inherited

Updates a point in the polygon.

Parameters:
ringIndex Number

The index of the ring containing the point to update.

pointIndex Number

The index of the point to update within the ring.

point Point

The new point geometry.

Returns:
TypeDescription
PolygonReturns the updated polygon.

toJSON(){Object}inherited

Converts an instance of this class to its ArcGIS Portal JSON representation. See the Using fromJSON() topic in the Guide for more information.

Returns:
TypeDescription
ObjectThe ArcGIS Portal JSON representation of an instance of this class.

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