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Create a convex hull for a given set of points. The convex hull is a polygon with shortest perimeter that encloses a set of points. As a visual analogy, consider a set of points as nails in a board. The convex hull of the points would be like a rubber band stretched around the outermost nails.
Use case
A convex hull can be useful in collision detection. For example, when charting the position of two yacht fleets (with each vessel represented by a point), if their convex hulls have been precomputed, it is efficient to first check if their convex hulls intersect before computing their proximity point-by-point.
How to use the sample
Tap on the map to add points. Click "Convex hull" button to generate the convex hull of those points. Click the "Reset" button to start over.
How it works
Create an input geometry such as a Multipoint
object.
Use GeometryEngine::convexHull(inputGeometry)
to create a new Geometry
object representing the convex hull of the input points. The returned geometry will either be a Point
, Polyline
, or Polygon
based on the number of input points.
Relevant API
convex hull, geometry, spatial analysis
Sample CodeConvexHull.cpp ConvexHull.cpp ConvexHull.h ConvexHull.qml
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// [WriteFile Name=ConvexHull, Category=Geometry]
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# ifdef PCH_BUILD
# include "pch.hpp"
# endif // PCH_BUILD
# include "ConvexHull.h"
# include "GeometryEngine.h"
# include "Graphic.h"
# include "GraphicsOverlay.h"
# include "Map.h"
# include "MapQuickView.h"
# include "MultipointBuilder.h"
# include "PointCollection.h"
# include "SimpleFillSymbol.h"
# include "SimpleMarkerSymbol.h"
# include "MapTypes.h"
# include "SymbolTypes.h"
# include "GraphicListModel.h"
# include "Error.h"
# include "GraphicsOverlayListModel.h"
# include "Geometry.h"
# include "GeometryTypes.h"
# include "SimpleLineSymbol.h"
# include "Point.h"
# include "SpatialReference.h"
using namespace Esri::ArcGISRuntime;
ConvexHull:: ConvexHull (QObject* parent /* = nullptr */ ):
QObject (parent),
m_map ( new Map (BasemapStyle::ArcGISTopographic, this ))
{
setupGraphics ();
}
ConvexHull::~ ConvexHull () = default ;
void ConvexHull::init ()
{
// Register the map view for QML
qmlRegisterType<MapQuickView>( "Esri.Samples" , 1 , 0 , "MapView" );
qmlRegisterType<ConvexHull>( "Esri.Samples" , 1 , 0 , "ConvexHullSample" );
}
MapQuickView* ConvexHull::mapView () const
{
return m_mapView;
}
void ConvexHull::displayConvexHull ()
{
if (m_inputsGraphic-> geometry (). isEmpty ())
return ;
// normalizing the geometry before performing geometric operations
const Geometry normalizedPoints = GeometryEngine:: normalizeCentralMeridian (m_inputsGraphic-> geometry ());
const Geometry convexHull = GeometryEngine:: convexHull (normalizedPoints);
// change the symbol based on the returned geometry type
if (convexHull. geometryType () == GeometryType::Point)
{
m_convexHullGraphic-> setSymbol (m_markerSymbol);
}
else if (convexHull. geometryType () == GeometryType::Polyline)
{
m_convexHullGraphic-> setSymbol (m_lineSymbol);
}
else if (convexHull. geometryType () == GeometryType::Polygon)
{
m_convexHullGraphic-> setSymbol (m_fillSymbol);
}
else
{
qWarning ( "Not a valid geometry." );
}
m_convexHullGraphic-> setGeometry (convexHull);
}
void ConvexHull::clearGraphics ()
{
if (m_multipointBuilder)
m_multipointBuilder-> points ()-> removeAll ();
if (m_inputsGraphic)
m_inputsGraphic-> setGeometry ( Geometry ());
if (m_convexHullGraphic)
m_convexHullGraphic-> setGeometry ( Geometry ());
}
void ConvexHull::setupGraphics ()
{
// graphics overlay to show clicked points and convex hull
m_graphicsOverlay = new GraphicsOverlay ( this );
// create a graphic to show clicked points
m_markerSymbol = new SimpleMarkerSymbol (SimpleMarkerSymbolStyle::Circle, Qt::red, 10 , this );
m_inputsGraphic = new Graphic ( this );
m_inputsGraphic-> setSymbol (m_markerSymbol);
m_graphicsOverlay-> graphics ()-> append (m_inputsGraphic);
// create a graphic to display the convex hull
m_convexHullGraphic = new Graphic ( this );
m_graphicsOverlay-> graphics ()-> append (m_convexHullGraphic);
// create a graphic to show the convex hull
m_lineSymbol = new SimpleLineSymbol (SimpleLineSymbolStyle::Solid, Qt::blue, 3 , this );
m_fillSymbol = new SimpleFillSymbol (SimpleFillSymbolStyle::Null, Qt::transparent, m_lineSymbol, this );
}
void ConvexHull::getInputs ()
{
// show clicked points on MapView
connect (m_mapView, &MapQuickView::mouseClicked, this , [ this ](QMouseEvent& e)
{
e. accept ();
const Point clickedPoint = m_mapView-> screenToLocation (e. position (). x (), e. position (). y ());
m_multipointBuilder-> points ()-> addPoint (clickedPoint);
m_inputsGraphic-> setGeometry (m_multipointBuilder-> toGeometry ());
});
}
// Set the view (created in QML)
void ConvexHull::setMapView (MapQuickView* mapView)
{
if (!mapView || mapView == m_mapView)
return ;
m_mapView = mapView;
m_mapView-> setMap (m_map);
// wait for map to load before creating multipoint builder
connect (m_map, &Map::doneLoading, this , [ this ]( const Error& e){
if (!e. isEmpty ())
{
qDebug () << e. message () << e. additionalMessage ();
return ;
}
if (m_map-> loadStatus () == LoadStatus::FailedToLoad)
{
qWarning ( "Failed to load map." );
return ;
}
m_multipointBuilder = new MultipointBuilder (m_map-> spatialReference (), this );
});
getInputs ();
m_mapView-> graphicsOverlays ()-> append (m_graphicsOverlay);
emit mapViewChanged () ;
}