Contains Method (GeometryEngine)

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Returns true if geometry1 contains geometry2.

Syntax

C#
Visual Basic (Declaration)

public bool Contains( 
   Geometry geometry1,
   Geometry geometry2
)

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

Parameters

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

Return Value

True if the geometry1 contains geometry2.

Exceptions

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

Remarks

If both geometry1 and geometry2 are not empty, then geometry1 contains geometry2 if the intersection of their interiors is not empty and geometry2 is a subset of geometry1.

If the geometry1 is empty, then it does not contain geometry2.

If geometry1 is not empty and geometry2 is empty, then geometry1 contains geometry2.

Contains is the opposite of Within. That is, geometry1 contains geometry2 if and only if geometry2 is within geometry1.

GeometryEngine Contains

Example

Polygon contains MapPoints, Polylines, Polygons

// build a polygon      
List<MapPoint> pts = new List<MapPoint>();
pts.Add(MapPointBuilderEx.CreateMapPoint(1.0, 1.0));
pts.Add(MapPointBuilderEx.CreateMapPoint(1.0, 2.0));
pts.Add(MapPointBuilderEx.CreateMapPoint(2.0, 2.0));
pts.Add(MapPointBuilderEx.CreateMapPoint(2.0, 1.0));

Polygon poly = PolygonBuilderEx.CreatePolygon(pts);

// test if an inner point is contained
MapPoint innerPt = MapPointBuilderEx.CreateMapPoint(1.5, 1.5);
bool contains = GeometryEngine.Instance.Contains(poly, innerPt);   // contains = true

// test a point on a boundary
contains = GeometryEngine.Instance.Contains(poly, poly.Points[0]);     // contains = false

// test an interior line
MapPoint innerPt2 = MapPointBuilderEx.CreateMapPoint(1.25, 1.75);
List<MapPoint> innerLinePts = new List<MapPoint>();
innerLinePts.Add(innerPt);
innerLinePts.Add(innerPt2);

// test an inner polyline
Polyline polyline = PolylineBuilderEx.CreatePolyline(innerLinePts);
contains = GeometryEngine.Instance.Contains(poly, polyline);   // contains = true

// test a line that crosses the boundary
MapPoint outerPt = MapPointBuilderEx.CreateMapPoint(3, 1.5);
List<MapPoint> crossingLinePts = new List<MapPoint>();
crossingLinePts.Add(innerPt);
crossingLinePts.Add(outerPt);

polyline = PolylineBuilderEx.CreatePolyline(crossingLinePts);
contains = GeometryEngine.Instance.Contains(poly, polyline);     // contains = false

// test a polygon in polygon
Envelope env = EnvelopeBuilderEx.CreateEnvelope(innerPt, innerPt2);
contains = GeometryEngine.Instance.Contains(poly, env);      // contains = true

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 11, Windows 10

ArcGIS Pro version: 3.0 or higher.

Reference

GeometryEngine Class
GeometryEngine Members

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