com.esri.arcgis.geometry

Interface ICurve

All Superinterfaces:

IGeometry, java.io.Serializable

All Known Subinterfaces:

IBezierCurve, IBezierCurve2, IBezierCurve3, ICircularArc, ICurve2, ICurve3, IEllipticArc, ILine, ILine2, ILine3, IPath, IPolycurve, IPolycurve2, IPolycurve3, IPolygon, IPolygon2, IPolygon3, IPolygon4, IPolygon5, IPolyline, IPolyline2, IPolyline3, IPolyline4, IPolyline5, IPolyline6, IRing, IRing2, ISegment, ITopologicalSegment, ITopologicalSegment2

All Known Implementing Classes:

BezierCurve, CircularArc, EllipticArc, IBezierCurve2Proxy, IBezierCurve3Proxy, IBezierCurveProxy, ICircularArcProxy, ICurve2Proxy, ICurve3Proxy, ICurveProxy, IEllipticArcProxy, ILine2Proxy, ILine3Proxy, ILineProxy, IPathProxy, IPolycurve2Proxy, IPolycurve3Proxy, IPolycurveProxy, IPolygon2Proxy, IPolygon3Proxy, IPolygon4Proxy, IPolygon5Proxy, IPolygonProxy, IPolyline2Proxy, IPolyline3Proxy, IPolyline4Proxy, IPolyline5Proxy, IPolyline6Proxy, IPolylineProxy, IRing2Proxy, IRingProxy, ISegmentProxy, ITopologicalSegment2Proxy, ITopologicalSegmentProxy, Line, Path, Polygon, Polyline, Ring

public interface ICurve
extends IGeometry, java.io.Serializable

COM Interface 'ICurve'. Generated 5/5/2025 2:28:34 PM from 'X:\ArcGIS\com\server\esriGeometry.tlb'

Description: 'Provides access to properties and methods of all 1 dimensional curves (polylines, segments, boundaries of polygons, etc.).' Generator Options: PromptForTypeLibraries = False ClashPrefix = esri_ LowerCaseMemberNames = True IDispatchOnly = False RetryOnReject = False AwtForOcxs = True ArraysAsObjects = False DontRenameSameMethods = False ImplementConflictingInterfaces = True ReuseMethods = True RenameConflictingInterfaceMethods = True GenBeanInfo = True GenerateJavadoc =

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static java.lang.String	IID Deprecated. Internal use only
static int	IID1b077916_38c5_11d0_92d2_00805f7c28b0
static int	xxDummy Deprecated. Internal use only

Fields inherited from interface com.esri.arcgis.geometry.IGeometry

IID1b07790d_38c5_11d0_92d2_00805f7c28b0

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
IPoint	getFromPoint() The 'from' point of the curve.
double	getLength() The length of the curve.
void	getSubcurve(double fromDistance, double toDistance, boolean asRatio, ICurve[] outSubcurve) Extracts a portion of this curve into a new curve.
IPoint	getToPoint() The 'to' point of the curve.
boolean	isClosed() Indicates if 'from' and 'to' points (of each part) are identical.
void	queryFromPoint(IPoint from) Copies this curve's 'from' point to the input point.
void	queryNormal(int extension, double distanceAlongCurve, boolean asRatio, double length, ILine normal) Constructs a line normal to a curve from a point at a specified distance along the curve.
void	queryPoint(int extension, double distanceAlongCurve, boolean asRatio, IPoint outPoint) Copies to outPoint the properties of a point on the curve at a specified distance from the beginning of the curve.
void	queryPointAndDistance(int extension, IPoint inPoint, boolean asRatio, IPoint outPoint, double[] distanceAlongCurve, double[] distanceFromCurve, boolean[] bRightSide) Finds the point on the curve closest to inPoint, then copies that point to outPoint; optionally calculates related items.
void	queryTangent(int extension, double distanceAlongCurve, boolean asRatio, double length, ILine tangent) Constructs a line tangent to a curve from a point at a specified distance along the curve.
void	queryToPoint(IPoint to) Copies the curve's 'to' point into the input point.
void	reverseOrientation() Reverses the parameterization of the curve ('from' point becomes 'to' point, first segment becomes last segment, etc).
void	setFromPoint(IPoint from) The 'from' point of the curve.
void	setToPoint(IPoint to) The 'to' point of the curve.

Methods inherited from interface com.esri.arcgis.geometry.IGeometry

geoNormalize, geoNormalizeFromLongitude, getDimension, getEnvelope, getGeometryType, getSpatialReference, isEmpty, project, queryEnvelope, setEmpty, setSpatialReferenceByRef, snapToSpatialReference

Field Detail

IID1b077916_38c5_11d0_92d2_00805f7c28b0

static final int IID1b077916_38c5_11d0_92d2_00805f7c28b0

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Constant Field Values

xxDummy

static final int xxDummy

Deprecated. Internal use only

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Constant Field Values

IID

static final java.lang.String IID

Deprecated. Internal use only

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Constant Field Values

Method Detail

getLength

double getLength()
          throws java.io.IOException,
                 AutomationException

The length of the curve.

Returns:

The length

Throws:

java.io.IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getFromPoint

IPoint getFromPoint()
             throws java.io.IOException,
                    AutomationException

The 'from' point of the curve.

Returns:

A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.geometry.IPoint

Throws:

java.io.IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

setFromPoint

void setFromPoint(IPoint from)
           throws java.io.IOException,
                  AutomationException

The 'from' point of the curve.

Parameters:

from - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.geometry.IPoint (in)

Throws:

java.io.IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

queryFromPoint

void queryFromPoint(IPoint from)
             throws java.io.IOException,
                    AutomationException

Copies this curve's 'from' point to the input point.

Parameters:

from - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.geometry.IPoint (in)

Throws:

java.io.IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getToPoint

IPoint getToPoint()
           throws java.io.IOException,
                  AutomationException

The 'to' point of the curve.

Returns:

A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.geometry.IPoint

Throws:

java.io.IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

setToPoint

void setToPoint(IPoint to)
         throws java.io.IOException,
                AutomationException

The 'to' point of the curve.

Parameters:

to - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.geometry.IPoint (in)

Throws:

java.io.IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

queryToPoint

void queryToPoint(IPoint to)
           throws java.io.IOException,
                  AutomationException

Copies the curve's 'to' point into the input point.

Parameters:

to - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.geometry.IPoint (in)

Throws:

java.io.IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

queryPoint

void queryPoint(int extension,
                double distanceAlongCurve,
                boolean asRatio,
                IPoint outPoint)
         throws java.io.IOException,
                AutomationException

Copies to outPoint the properties of a point on the curve at a specified distance from the beginning of the curve.

Parameters:

extension - A com.esri.arcgis.geometry.esriSegmentExtension constant (in)

distanceAlongCurve - The distanceAlongCurve (in)

asRatio - The asRatio (in)

outPoint - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.geometry.IPoint (in)

Throws:

java.io.IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

queryPointAndDistance

void queryPointAndDistance(int extension,
                           IPoint inPoint,
                           boolean asRatio,
                           IPoint outPoint,
                           double[] distanceAlongCurve,
                           double[] distanceFromCurve,
                           boolean[] bRightSide)
                    throws java.io.IOException,
                           AutomationException

Finds the point on the curve closest to inPoint, then copies that point to outPoint; optionally calculates related items.

Parameters:

extension - A com.esri.arcgis.geometry.esriSegmentExtension constant (in)

inPoint - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.geometry.IPoint (in)

asRatio - The asRatio (in)

outPoint - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.geometry.IPoint (in)

distanceAlongCurve - The distanceAlongCurve (in/out: use single element array)

distanceFromCurve - The distanceFromCurve (in/out: use single element array)

bRightSide - The bRightSide (in/out: use single element array)

Throws:

java.io.IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

queryTangent

void queryTangent(int extension,
                  double distanceAlongCurve,
                  boolean asRatio,
                  double length,
                  ILine tangent)
           throws java.io.IOException,
                  AutomationException

Constructs a line tangent to a curve from a point at a specified distance along the curve.

Parameters:

extension - A com.esri.arcgis.geometry.esriSegmentExtension constant (in)

distanceAlongCurve - The distanceAlongCurve (in)

asRatio - The asRatio (in)

length - The length (in)

tangent - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.geometry.ILine (in)

Throws:

java.io.IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

queryNormal

void queryNormal(int extension,
                 double distanceAlongCurve,
                 boolean asRatio,
                 double length,
                 ILine normal)
          throws java.io.IOException,
                 AutomationException

Constructs a line normal to a curve from a point at a specified distance along the curve.

Parameters:

extension - A com.esri.arcgis.geometry.esriSegmentExtension constant (in)

distanceAlongCurve - The distanceAlongCurve (in)

asRatio - The asRatio (in)

length - The length (in)

normal - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.geometry.ILine (in)

Throws:

java.io.IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getSubcurve

void getSubcurve(double fromDistance,
                 double toDistance,
                 boolean asRatio,
                 ICurve[] outSubcurve)
          throws java.io.IOException,
                 AutomationException

Extracts a portion of this curve into a new curve.

Parameters:

fromDistance - The fromDistance (in)

toDistance - The toDistance (in)

asRatio - The asRatio (in)

outSubcurve - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.geometry.ICurve (out: use single element array)

Throws:

java.io.IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

reverseOrientation

void reverseOrientation()
                 throws java.io.IOException,
                        AutomationException

Reverses the parameterization of the curve ('from' point becomes 'to' point, first segment becomes last segment, etc).

Throws:

java.io.IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

isClosed

boolean isClosed()
          throws java.io.IOException,
                 AutomationException

Indicates if 'from' and 'to' points (of each part) are identical.

Returns:

The isClosed

Throws:

java.io.IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.