Polygon

AMD: require(["esri/geometry/Polygon"], (Polygon) => { /* code goes here */ });
ESM: import Polygon from "@arcgis/core/geometry/Polygon.js";
Class: esri/geometry/Polygon
Inheritance: Polygon Geometry Accessor
Subclasses: Circle
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.0

A polygon contains an array of rings and a spatialReference. Each ring is represented as an array of points. The first and last points of a ring must be the same. A polygon also has boolean-valued hasM and hasZ fields.

Known Limitations

The polygon geometries must be simple when added to the following layers:

Polygon geometries can be inspected and simplified before they are added to those layers. Use the geometryEngine's simplify() method to make sure that polygons display correctly on the client-side.

See also

Constructors

new Polygon(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.
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Name Type Summary Class
Object

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

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Geometry
Point

The centroid of the polygon.

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Polygon
String

The name of the class.

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Accessor
Extent

The extent of the geometry.

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Geometry
Boolean

Indicates if the geometry has M values.

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Geometry
Boolean

Indicates if the geometry has z-values (elevation).

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Geometry
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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Polygon
Number[][][]

An array of rings.

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Polygon
SpatialReference

The spatial reference of the geometry.

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Geometry
String

The string value representing the type of geometry.

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Polygon

Property Details

cache Objectreadonly inherited

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

centroid Point

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

declaredClass Stringreadonly inherited
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.7

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

extent Extentreadonly inherited

The extent of the geometry. For a point, the extent is null.

Indicates if the geometry has M values.

Indicates if the geometry has z-values (elevation).

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.

isSelfIntersecting 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.

rings Number[][][]

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)
const 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],
  [-97.06298,32.755,35.5],
  [-97.06153,32.749,35.6],
  [-97.06326,32.759,35.4]  // same as first vertex
 ]
];

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

The spatial reference of the geometry.

Default Value:WGS84 (wkid: 4326)
type Stringreadonly

The string value representing the type of geometry.

For Polygon the type is always "polygon".

Method Overview

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Name Return Type Summary Class

Adds one or more handles which are to be tied to the lifecycle of the object.

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Accessor
Polygon

Adds a ring to the Polygon.

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Polygon
Polygon

Creates a deep clone of Polygon object.

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Polygon
Boolean

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

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Polygon
Polygon

Converts the given Extent to a Polygon instance.

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Polygon
*

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

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Geometry
Point

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

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Polygon
Boolean

Returns true if a named group of handles exist.

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Accessor
Polygon

Inserts a new point into the polygon.

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Polygon
Boolean

Checks if a Polygon ring is clockwise.

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Polygon

Removes a group of handles owned by the object.

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Accessor
Point[]

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

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Polygon
Point[]

Removes a ring from the Polygon.

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Polygon
Polygon

Updates a point in the polygon.

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Polygon
Object

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

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Geometry

Method Details

addHandles(handleOrHandles, groupKey)inherited
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.25

Adds one or more handles which are to be tied to the lifecycle of the object. The handles will be removed when the object is destroyed.

// Manually manage handles
const handle = reactiveUtils.when(
  () => !view.updating,
  () => {
    wkidSelect.disabled = false;
  },
  { once: true }
);

this.addHandles(handle);

// Destroy the object
this.destroy();
Parameters
handleOrHandles WatchHandle|WatchHandle[]

Handles marked for removal once the object is destroyed.

groupKey *
optional

Key identifying the group to which the handles should be added. All the handles in the group can later be removed with Accessor.removeHandles(). If no key is provided the handles are added to a default group.

addRing(points){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

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) {
  const area = Polygon.fromExtent(view.extent);
  const graphic = new Graphic({
    geometry: area,
    symbol: { type: "simple-fill" }
  });
  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 an ArcGIS product. 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.
hasHandles(groupKey){Boolean}inherited
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.25

Returns true if a named group of handles exist.

Parameter
groupKey *
optional

A group key.

Returns
Type Description
Boolean Returns true if a named group of handles exist.
Example
// Remove a named group of handles if they exist.
if (obj.hasHandles("watch-view-updates")) {
  obj.removeHandles("watch-view-updates");
}
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|Number[]

The point to insert.

Returns
Type Description
Polygon Returns the updated polygon.
isClockwise(ring){Boolean}

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
Type Description
Boolean Returns true if the ring is clockwise and false for counterclockwise.
removeHandles(groupKey)inherited
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.25

Removes a group of handles owned by the object.

Parameter
groupKey *
optional

A group key or an array or collection of group keys to remove.

Example
obj.removeHandles(); // removes handles from default group

obj.removeHandles("handle-group");
obj.removeHandles("other-handle-group");
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|Number[]

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() guide topic for more information.

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

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