Property Overview

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.

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.

hasMBoolean

Indicates if the geometry has M values.

hasZBoolean

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.

ringsNumber[][][]

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.

Case	Vertex 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]

Example:

//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

Method Details

addRing(ring){Polygon}

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:

ring Point[] | Number[][] 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:

Type	Description
Polygon	Returns the polygon with the new ring included.

clone(){Polygon}

Creates a deep clone of Polygon object.

Returns:

Type	Description
Polygon	A new instance of a Polygon object equal to the object used to call .clone().

contains(point){Boolean}

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:

Type	Description
Boolean	Returns true if the point is located inside the polygon.

fromExtent(extent){Polygon}static

Converts the given Extent to a Polygon instance. This is useful for scenarios in which you would like to display an area of interest, which is typically defined by an Extent or bounding box, as a polygon with a fill symbol in the view. Some geoprocessing tools require input geometries to be of a Polygon type and not an Extent.

Parameter:

extent Extent An extent object to convert to a polygon.

Returns:

Type	Description
Polygon	A polygon instance representing the given extent.

Example:

view.on("click", function(evt){
  var area = Polygon.fromExtent(view.extent);
  var graphic = new Graphic({
    geometry: area,
    symbol: new SimpleFillSymbol()
  });
  view.graphics.add(graphic);
});

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:

Type	Description
*	Returns a new instance of this class.

getPoint(ringIndex, pointIndex){Point}

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:

Type	Description
Point	Returns the point at the specified ring index and point index.

insertPoint(ringIndex, pointIndex, point){Polygon}

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:

Type	Description
Polygon	Returns the updated polygon.

isClockwise(ring){Boolean}

Checks if a Polygon ring is clockwise.

Parameter:

ring Point[] | Number[][] 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:

Type	Description
Boolean	Returns true if the ring is clockwise and false for counterclockwise.

removePoint(ringIndex, pointIndex){Point[]}

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:

Type	Description
Point[]	Returns the geometry of the removed point.

removeRing(index){Point[]}

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

Parameter:

index Number The index of the ring to remove.

Returns:

Type	Description
Point[]	Returns array of points representing the removed ring.

setPoint(ringIndex, pointIndex, point){Polygon}

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:

Type	Description
Polygon	Returns 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:

Type	Description
Object	The ArcGIS Portal JSON representation of an instance of this class.