ArcGIS Pro 3.4 API Reference Guide
ArcGIS.Core.Geometry Namespace / GeometryEngine Class / Within Method
The base geometry.
The comparison geometry.
Example

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    Within Method (GeometryEngine)
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    Returns true if geometry1 is within geometry2.
    Syntax
    Public Function Within( _
       ByVal geometry1 As Geometry, _
       ByVal geometry2 As Geometry _
    ) As Boolean

    Parameters

    geometry1
    The base geometry.
    geometry2
    The comparison geometry.

    Return Value

    True if geometry1 is within geometry2.
    Exceptions
    ExceptionDescription
    Either geometry1 or geometry2 or both are null.
    The method is not implemented for GeometryBag.
    Incompatible spatial references between the input geometries.
    Remarks
    If both geometry1 and geometry2 are not empty, then geometry1 is within geometry2 if the intersection of their interiors is not empty and geometry1 is a subset of geometry2.

    If the geometry2 is empty, then geometry1 is not within geometry2.

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

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

    GeometryEngine Within

    Example
    Get the outermost rings of a polygon
    /// <summary>
    /// The methods retrieves the outer ring(s) of the input polygon.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="inputPolygon">Input Polygon.</param>
    /// <returns>The outer most (exterior, clockwise) ring(s) of the polygon. If the input is null or empty, a null pointer is returned.</returns>
    public Polygon GetOutermostRings(Polygon inputPolygon)
    {
      if (inputPolygon == null || inputPolygon.IsEmpty)
        return null;
    
      List<Polygon> internalRings = new List<Polygon>();
    
      // explode the parts of the polygon into a list of individual geometries
      // see the "Get the individual parts of a multipart feature"
      // snippet for MultipartToSinglePart
      var parts = MultipartToSinglePart(inputPolygon);
    
      // get an enumeration of clockwise geometries (area > 0) ordered by the area
      var clockwiseParts = parts.Where(geom => ((Polygon)geom).Area > 0)
                            .OrderByDescending(geom => ((Polygon)geom).Area);
    
      // for each of the exterior rings
      foreach (var part in clockwiseParts)
      {
        // add the first (the largest) ring into the internal collection
        if (internalRings.Count == 0)
          internalRings.Add(part as Polygon);
    
        // use flag to indicate if current part is within the already selection polygons
        bool isWithin = false;
    
        foreach (var item in internalRings)
        {
          if (GeometryEngine.Instance.Within(part, item))
            isWithin = true;
        }
    
        // if the current polygon is not within any polygon of the internal collection
        // then it is disjoint and needs to be added to 
        if (isWithin == false)
          internalRings.Add(part as Polygon);
      }
    
      PolygonBuilderEx outerRings = new PolygonBuilderEx();
      // now assemble a new polygon geometry based on the internal polygon collection
      foreach (var ring in internalRings)
      {
        outerRings.AddParts(ring.Parts);
      }
    
      // return the final geometry of the outer rings
      return outerRings.ToGeometry();
    }
    
    MapPoints, Polylines, Polygons within Polygon
    // 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);
    
    // an inner point
    MapPoint innerPt = MapPointBuilderEx.CreateMapPoint(1.5, 1.5);
    bool within = GeometryEngine.Instance.Within(innerPt, poly);   // within = true
    
    // point on a boundary
    within = GeometryEngine.Instance.Within(pts[0], poly);     // within = false
    
    // an interior line
    MapPoint innerPt2 = MapPointBuilderEx.CreateMapPoint(1.25, 1.75);
    List<MapPoint> innerLinePts = new List<MapPoint>();
    innerLinePts.Add(innerPt);
    innerLinePts.Add(innerPt2);
    
    Polyline polyline = PolylineBuilderEx.CreatePolyline(innerLinePts);
    within = GeometryEngine.Instance.Within(polyline, poly);   // within = true
    
    // 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);
    within = GeometryEngine.Instance.Within(polyline, poly);     // within = false
    
    
    // polygon in polygon
    Envelope env = EnvelopeBuilderEx.CreateEnvelope(innerPt, innerPt2);
    within = GeometryEngine.Instance.Within(env, poly);      // within = true
    Requirements

    Target Platforms: Windows 11, Windows 10

    ArcGIS Pro version: 3 or higher.
    See Also