ArcGIS Pro 3.3 API Reference Guide
ArcGIS.Core.Geometry Namespace / Polygon Class
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    Polygon Class
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    A class representing a polygon.
    Object Model
    Polygon ClassGeometry ClassEnvelope ClassPolygon ClassReadOnlyPartCollection ClassReadOnlySegmentCollection ClassReadOnlyPointCollection ClassMapPoint ClassSpatialReference Class
    Syntax
    public sealed class Polygon : Multipart 
    Public NotInheritable Class Polygon 
       Inherits Multipart
    Remarks
    A polygon is defined by a collection of rings. Each ring is a collection of contiguous segments such that the start point and the end point of each Segment are the same (that is it is a closed ring). If a polygon has more than one ring, the rings may be separate from one another or they may nest inside one another, but they should not overlap. Access the rings of a polygon using the Multipart.Parts method.

    Note: For a polygon to be topologically correct, exterior rings should be clockwise and interior rings should be counterclockwise. If there is ever a doubt about the topological correctness of a polygon, call the GeometryEngine.SimplifyAsFeature method to correct any issues.

    The boundary of a polygon is the collection of rings by which the polygon is defined. The boundary contains one or more outer rings and zero or more inner rings. An outer ring is oriented clockwise while an inner ring is oriented counter-clockwise. Imagine walking clockwise along an outer ring. The area to your immediate right is the interior of the polygon and to your left is the exterior. Similarly, if you were to walk counter-clockwise along an inner ring, the area to your immediate right is the interior of the polygon and to your left is the exterior.

    A Polygon is based upon the parent Geometry class. The Geometry class is immutable which means that you can not change its shape once it is created. If you need to modify a Polygon once it has been created, use the PolygonBuilderEx class instead. The PolygonBuilderEx.ToGeometry method will provide you with the Polygon object.

    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();
    }
    
    Retrieve Geometry from Geodatabase
    // methods need to run on the MCT
    ArcGIS.Desktop.Framework.Threading.Tasks.QueuedTask.Run(() =>
    {
      try
      {
        // open a gdb
        using (ArcGIS.Core.Data.Geodatabase gdb = 
                  new ArcGIS.Core.Data.Geodatabase(
                      new FileGeodatabaseConnectionPath(new Uri(@"c:\Temp\MyDatabase.gdb"))))
        {
          //Open a featureClass 
          using (ArcGIS.Core.Data.FeatureClass featureClass = 
                         gdb.OpenDataset<ArcGIS.Core.Data.FeatureClass>("Polygon"))
          {
            
            ArcGIS.Core.Data.QueryFilter filter = 
                       new ArcGIS.Core.Data.QueryFilter()
                        {
                          WhereClause = "OBJECTID = 6"
                        };
    
            // get the row
            using (ArcGIS.Core.Data.RowCursor rowCursor = 
                                   featureClass.Search(filter, false))
            {
              while (rowCursor.MoveNext())
              {
                using (var row = rowCursor.Current)
                {
                  long oid = row.GetObjectID();
    
                  // get the shape from the row
                  ArcGIS.Core.Data.Feature feature = row as ArcGIS.Core.Data.Feature;
                  Polygon polygon = feature.GetShape() as Polygon;
    
                  // do something here
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
      catch (Exception ex)
      {
        // error - handle appropriately
      }
    });
    
    Inheritance Hierarchy

    System.Object
       ArcGIS.Core.Geometry.Geometry
          ArcGIS.Core.Geometry.Multipart
             ArcGIS.Core.Geometry.Polygon

    Requirements

    Target Platforms: Windows 11, Windows 10

    ArcGIS Pro version: 3 or higher.
    See Also