Touches Method (GeometryEngine)

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Returns true if geometry1 touches geometry2.

Syntax

C#
Visual Basic (Declaration)

public bool Touches( 
   Geometry geometry1,
   Geometry geometry2
)

Public Function Touches( _
   ByVal geometry1 As Geometry, _
   ByVal geometry2 As Geometry _
) As Boolean

Parameters

geometry1: The base geometry.
geometry2: The comparison geometry.

Return Value

True if geometry1 touches geometry2.

Exceptions

Exception	Description
System.ArgumentNullException	Either geometry1 or geometry2 or both are null.
System.NotImplementedException	The method is not implemented for GeometryBag.
System.InvalidOperationException	Incompatible spatial references between the input geometries.

Remarks

Two geometries touch if the intersection of the interiors is empty, but their intersection is not empty. In other words, their intersection contains only boundary points.

GeometryEngine Touches

Example

Polygon touches another Polygon

// two disjoint polygons
Envelope env = EnvelopeBuilderEx.CreateEnvelope(MapPointBuilderEx.CreateMapPoint(4.0, 4.0), MapPointBuilderEx.CreateMapPoint(8, 8));
Polygon poly1 = PolygonBuilderEx.CreatePolygon(env);

Envelope env2 = EnvelopeBuilderEx.CreateEnvelope(MapPointBuilderEx.CreateMapPoint(1.0, 1.0), MapPointBuilderEx.CreateMapPoint(5, 5));
Polygon poly2 = PolygonBuilderEx.CreatePolygon(env2);

bool touches = GeometryEngine.Instance.Touches(poly1, poly2);    // touches = false

// another polygon that touches the first
Envelope env3 = EnvelopeBuilderEx.CreateEnvelope(MapPointBuilderEx.CreateMapPoint(1.0, 1.0), MapPointBuilderEx.CreateMapPoint(4, 4));
Polygon poly3 = PolygonBuilderEx.CreatePolygon(env3);

touches = GeometryEngine.Instance.Touches(poly1, poly3);         // touches = true

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 11, Windows 10

ArcGIS Pro version: 3 or higher.

Reference

GeometryEngine Class
GeometryEngine Members

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