Polygon (Java Platform SE 8 )
Keywords: java.awt.Polygon class
Date: 2020-03-26

java.awt

## Class Polygon

- java.lang.Object
- - java.awt.Polygon

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    Shape, Serializable

      public class Polygon
      extends Object
      implements Shape, Serializable

  The `Polygon` class encapsulates a description of a closed, two-dimensional region within a coordinate space. This region is bounded by an arbitrary number of line segments, each of which is one side of the polygon. Internally, a polygon comprises of a list of `(x,y)` coordinate pairs, where each pair defines a vertex of the polygon, and two successive pairs are the endpoints of a line that is a side of the polygon. The first and final pairs of `(x,y)` points are joined by a line segment that closes the polygon. This `Polygon` is defined with an even-odd winding rule. See `WIND_EVEN_ODD` for a definition of the even-odd winding rule. This class's hit-testing methods, which include the `contains`, `intersects` and `inside` methods, use the insideness definition described in the `Shape` class comments.
  Since:
    1.0
  See Also:
    `Shape`, Serialized Form

- - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected Rectangle` | `bounds` The bounds of this `Polygon`.
    `int` | `npoints` The total number of points.
    `int[]` | `xpoints` The array of X coordinates.
    `int[]` | `ypoints` The array of Y coordinates.

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `Polygon()` Creates an empty polygon.
    `Polygon(int[] xpoints, int[] ypoints, int npoints)` Constructs and initializes a `Polygon` from the specified parameters.

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Deprecated Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | `addPoint(int x, int y)` Appends the specified coordinates to this `Polygon`.
    `boolean` | `contains(double x, double y)` Tests if the specified coordinates are inside the boundary of the `Shape`, as described by the definition of insideness.
    `boolean` | `contains(double x, double y, double w, double h)` Tests if the interior of the `Shape` entirely contains the specified rectangular area.
    `boolean` | `contains(int x, int y)` Determines whether the specified coordinates are inside this `Polygon`.
    `boolean` | `contains(Point p)` Determines whether the specified `Point` is inside this `Polygon`.
    `boolean` | `contains(Point2D p)` Tests if a specified `Point2D` is inside the boundary of the `Shape`, as described by the definition of insideness.
    `boolean` | `contains(Rectangle2D r)` Tests if the interior of the `Shape` entirely contains the specified `Rectangle2D`.
    `Rectangle` | `getBoundingBox()` Deprecated. As of JDK version 1.1, replaced by `getBounds()`.
    `Rectangle` | `getBounds()` Gets the bounding box of this `Polygon`.
    `Rectangle2D` | `getBounds2D()` Returns a high precision and more accurate bounding box of the `Shape` than the `getBounds` method.
    `PathIterator` | `getPathIterator(AffineTransform at)` Returns an iterator object that iterates along the boundary of this `Polygon` and provides access to the geometry of the outline of this `Polygon`.
    `PathIterator` | `getPathIterator(AffineTransform at, double flatness)` Returns an iterator object that iterates along the boundary of the `Shape` and provides access to the geometry of the outline of the `Shape`.
    `boolean` | `inside(int x, int y)` Deprecated. As of JDK version 1.1, replaced by `contains(int, int)`.
    `boolean` | `intersects(double x, double y, double w, double h)` Tests if the interior of the `Shape` intersects the interior of a specified rectangular area.
    `boolean` | `intersects(Rectangle2D r)` Tests if the interior of the `Shape` intersects the interior of a specified `Rectangle2D`.
    `void` | `invalidate()` Invalidates or flushes any internally-cached data that depends on the vertex coordinates of this `Polygon`.
    `void` | `reset()` Resets this `Polygon` object to an empty polygon.
    `void` | `translate(int deltaX, int deltaY)` Translates the vertices of the `Polygon` by `deltaX` along the x axis and by `deltaY` along the y axis.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Field Detail

    - #### npoints

          public int npoints

      The total number of points. The value of `npoints` represents the number of valid points in this `Polygon` and might be less than the number of elements in `xpoints` or `ypoints`. This value can be NULL.
      Since:
        1.0
      See Also:
        `addPoint(int, int)`

    - #### xpoints

          public int[] xpoints

      The array of X coordinates. The number of elements in this array might be more than the number of X coordinates in this `Polygon`. The extra elements allow new points to be added to this `Polygon` without re-creating this array. The value of `npoints` is equal to the number of valid points in this `Polygon`.
      Since:
        1.0
      See Also:
        `addPoint(int, int)`

    - #### ypoints

          public int[] ypoints

      The array of Y coordinates. The number of elements in this array might be more than the number of Y coordinates in this `Polygon`. The extra elements allow new points to be added to this `Polygon` without re-creating this array. The value of `npoints` is equal to the number of valid points in this `Polygon`.
      Since:
        1.0
      See Also:
        `addPoint(int, int)`

    - #### bounds

          protected Rectangle bounds

      The bounds of this `Polygon`. This value can be null.
      Since:
        1.0
      See Also:
        `getBoundingBox()`, `getBounds()`

  - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### Polygon

          public Polygon()

      Creates an empty polygon.
      Since:
        1.0

    - #### Polygon

          public Polygon(int[] xpoints,
                         int[] ypoints,
                         int npoints)

      Constructs and initializes a `Polygon` from the specified parameters.
      Parameters:
        `xpoints` - an array of X coordinates
        `ypoints` - an array of Y coordinates
        `npoints` - the total number of points in the `Polygon`
      Throws:
        `NegativeArraySizeException` - if the value of `npoints` is negative.
        `IndexOutOfBoundsException` - if `npoints` is greater than the length of `xpoints` or the length of `ypoints`.
        `NullPointerException` - if `xpoints` or `ypoints` is `null`.
      Since:
        1.0

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### reset

          public void reset()

      Resets this `Polygon` object to an empty polygon. The coordinate arrays and the data in them are left untouched but the number of points is reset to zero to mark the old vertex data as invalid and to start accumulating new vertex data at the beginning. All internally-cached data relating to the old vertices are discarded. Note that since the coordinate arrays from before the reset are reused, creating a new empty `Polygon` might be more memory efficient than resetting the current one if the number of vertices in the new polygon data is significantly smaller than the number of vertices in the data from before the reset.
      Since:
        1.4
      See Also:
        `invalidate()`

    - #### invalidate

          public void invalidate()

      Invalidates or flushes any internally-cached data that depends on the vertex coordinates of this `Polygon`. This method should be called after any direct manipulation of the coordinates in the `xpoints` or `ypoints` arrays to avoid inconsistent results from methods such as `getBounds` or `contains` that might cache data from earlier computations relating to the vertex coordinates.
      Since:
        1.4
      See Also:
        `getBounds()`

    - #### translate

          public void translate(int deltaX,
                                int deltaY)

      Translates the vertices of the `Polygon` by `deltaX` along the x axis and by `deltaY` along the y axis.
      Parameters:
        `deltaX` - the amount to translate along the X axis
        `deltaY` - the amount to translate along the Y axis
      Since:
        1.1

    - #### addPoint

          public void addPoint(int x,
                               int y)

      Appends the specified coordinates to this `Polygon`.

      If an operation that calculates the bounding box of this `Polygon` has already been performed, such as `getBounds` or `contains`, then this method updates the bounding box.

      Parameters:
        `x` - the specified X coordinate
        `y` - the specified Y coordinate
      Since:
        1.0
      See Also:
        `getBounds()`, `contains(java.awt.Point)`

    - #### getBounds

          public Rectangle getBounds()

      Gets the bounding box of this `Polygon`. The bounding box is the smallest `Rectangle` whose sides are parallel to the x and y axes of the coordinate space, and can completely contain the `Polygon`.
      Specified by:
        `getBounds` in interface `Shape`
      Returns:
        a `Rectangle` that defines the bounds of this `Polygon`.
      Since:
        1.1
      See Also:
        `Shape.getBounds2D()`

    - #### getBoundingBox

          @Deprecated
          public Rectangle getBoundingBox()

      Deprecated. As of JDK version 1.1, replaced by `getBounds()`.
      Returns the bounds of this `Polygon`.
      Returns:
        the bounds of this `Polygon`.
      Since:
        1.0

    - #### contains

          public boolean contains(Point p)

      Determines whether the specified `Point` is inside this `Polygon`.
      Parameters:
        `p` - the specified `Point` to be tested
      Returns:
        `true` if the `Polygon` contains the `Point`; `false` otherwise.
      Since:
        1.0
      See Also:
        `contains(double, double)`

    - #### contains

          public boolean contains(int x,
                                  int y)

      Determines whether the specified coordinates are inside this `Polygon`.

      Parameters:
        `x` - the specified X coordinate to be tested
        `y` - the specified Y coordinate to be tested
      Returns:
        `true` if this `Polygon` contains the specified coordinates `(x,y)`; `false` otherwise.
      Since:
        1.1
      See Also:
        `contains(double, double)`

    - #### inside

          @Deprecated
          public boolean inside(int x,
                                            int y)

      Deprecated. As of JDK version 1.1, replaced by `contains(int, int)`.
      Determines whether the specified coordinates are contained in this `Polygon`.
      Parameters:
        `x` - the specified X coordinate to be tested
        `y` - the specified Y coordinate to be tested
      Returns:
        `true` if this `Polygon` contains the specified coordinates `(x,y)`; `false` otherwise.
      Since:
        1.0
      See Also:
        `contains(double, double)`

    - #### getBounds2D

          public Rectangle2D getBounds2D()

      Returns a high precision and more accurate bounding box of the `Shape` than the `getBounds` method. Note that there is no guarantee that the returned `Rectangle2D` is the smallest bounding box that encloses the `Shape`, only that the `Shape` lies entirely within the indicated `Rectangle2D`. The bounding box returned by this method is usually tighter than that returned by the `getBounds` method and never fails due to overflow problems since the return value can be an instance of the `Rectangle2D` that uses double precision values to store the dimensions.

      Note that the definition of insideness can lead to situations where points on the defining outline of the `shape` may not be considered contained in the returned `bounds` object, but only in cases where those points are also not considered contained in the original `shape`.

      If a `point` is inside the `shape` according to the `contains(point)` method, then it must be inside the returned `Rectangle2D` bounds object according to the `contains(point)` method of the `bounds`. Specifically:

      `shape.contains(p)` requires `bounds.contains(p)`

      If a `point` is not inside the `shape`, then it might still be contained in the `bounds` object:

      `bounds.contains(p)` does not imply `shape.contains(p)`

      Specified by:
        `getBounds2D` in interface `Shape`
      Returns:
        an instance of `Rectangle2D` that is a high-precision bounding box of the `Shape`.
      Since:
        1.2
      See Also:
        `Shape.getBounds()`

    - #### contains

          public boolean contains(double x,
                                  double y)

      Tests if the specified coordinates are inside the boundary of the `Shape`, as described by the definition of insideness.
      Specified by:
        `contains` in interface `Shape`
      Parameters:
        `x` - the specified X coordinate to be tested
        `y` - the specified Y coordinate to be tested
      Returns:
        `true` if the specified coordinates are inside the `Shape` boundary; `false` otherwise.
      Since:
        1.2

    - #### contains

          public boolean contains(Point2D p)

      Tests if a specified `Point2D` is inside the boundary of the `Shape`, as described by the definition of insideness.
      Specified by:
        `contains` in interface `Shape`
      Parameters:
        `p` - the specified `Point2D` to be tested
      Returns:
        `true` if the specified `Point2D` is inside the boundary of the `Shape`; `false` otherwise.
      Since:
        1.2

    - #### intersects

          public boolean intersects(double x,
                                    double y,
                                    double w,
                                    double h)

      Tests if the interior of the `Shape` intersects the interior of a specified rectangular area. The rectangular area is considered to intersect the `Shape` if any point is contained in both the interior of the `Shape` and the specified rectangular area.

      The `Shape.intersects()` method allows a `Shape` implementation to conservatively return `true` when:

      - there is a high probability that the rectangular area and the `Shape` intersect, but
      - the calculations to accurately determine this intersection are prohibitively expensive.
      This means that for some `Shapes` this method might return `true` even though the rectangular area does not intersect the `Shape`. The `Area` class performs more accurate computations of geometric intersection than most `Shape` objects and therefore can be used if a more precise answer is required.
      Specified by:
        `intersects` in interface `Shape`
      Parameters:
        `x` - the X coordinate of the upper-left corner of the specified rectangular area
        `y` - the Y coordinate of the upper-left corner of the specified rectangular area
        `w` - the width of the specified rectangular area
        `h` - the height of the specified rectangular area
      Returns:
        `true` if the interior of the `Shape` and the interior of the rectangular area intersect, or are both highly likely to intersect and intersection calculations would be too expensive to perform; `false` otherwise.
      Since:
        1.2
      See Also:
        `Area`

    - #### intersects

          public boolean intersects(Rectangle2D r)

      Tests if the interior of the `Shape` intersects the interior of a specified `Rectangle2D`. The `Shape.intersects()` method allows a `Shape` implementation to conservatively return `true` when:
      - there is a high probability that the `Rectangle2D` and the `Shape` intersect, but
      - the calculations to accurately determine this intersection are prohibitively expensive.
      This means that for some `Shapes` this method might return `true` even though the `Rectangle2D` does not intersect the `Shape`. The `Area` class performs more accurate computations of geometric intersection than most `Shape` objects and therefore can be used if a more precise answer is required.
      Specified by:
        `intersects` in interface `Shape`
      Parameters:
        `r` - the specified `Rectangle2D`
      Returns:
        `true` if the interior of the `Shape` and the interior of the specified `Rectangle2D` intersect, or are both highly likely to intersect and intersection calculations would be too expensive to perform; `false` otherwise.
      Since:
        1.2
      See Also:
        `Shape.intersects(double, double, double, double)`

    - #### contains

          public boolean contains(double x,
                                  double y,
                                  double w,
                                  double h)

      Tests if the interior of the `Shape` entirely contains the specified rectangular area. All coordinates that lie inside the rectangular area must lie within the `Shape` for the entire rectangular area to be considered contained within the `Shape`.

      The `Shape.contains()` method allows a `Shape` implementation to conservatively return `false` when:

      - the `intersect` method returns `true` and
      - the calculations to determine whether or not the `Shape` entirely contains the rectangular area are prohibitively expensive.
      This means that for some `Shapes` this method might return `false` even though the `Shape` contains the rectangular area. The `Area` class performs more accurate geometric computations than most `Shape` objects and therefore can be used if a more precise answer is required.
      Specified by:
        `contains` in interface `Shape`
      Parameters:
        `x` - the X coordinate of the upper-left corner of the specified rectangular area
        `y` - the Y coordinate of the upper-left corner of the specified rectangular area
        `w` - the width of the specified rectangular area
        `h` - the height of the specified rectangular area
      Returns:
        `true` if the interior of the `Shape` entirely contains the specified rectangular area; `false` otherwise or, if the `Shape` contains the rectangular area and the `intersects` method returns `true` and the containment calculations would be too expensive to perform.
      Since:
        1.2
      See Also:
        `Area`, `Shape.intersects(double, double, double, double)`

    - #### contains

          public boolean contains(Rectangle2D r)

      Tests if the interior of the `Shape` entirely contains the specified `Rectangle2D`. The `Shape.contains()` method allows a `Shape` implementation to conservatively return `false` when:
      - the `intersect` method returns `true` and
      - the calculations to determine whether or not the `Shape` entirely contains the `Rectangle2D` are prohibitively expensive.
      This means that for some `Shapes` this method might return `false` even though the `Shape` contains the `Rectangle2D`. The `Area` class performs more accurate geometric computations than most `Shape` objects and therefore can be used if a more precise answer is required.
      Specified by:
        `contains` in interface `Shape`
      Parameters:
        `r` - The specified `Rectangle2D`
      Returns:
        `true` if the interior of the `Shape` entirely contains the `Rectangle2D`; `false` otherwise or, if the `Shape` contains the `Rectangle2D` and the `intersects` method returns `true` and the containment calculations would be too expensive to perform.
      Since:
        1.2
      See Also:
        `Shape.contains(double, double, double, double)`

    - #### getPathIterator

          public PathIterator getPathIterator(AffineTransform at)

      Returns an iterator object that iterates along the boundary of this `Polygon` and provides access to the geometry of the outline of this `Polygon`. An optional `AffineTransform` can be specified so that the coordinates returned in the iteration are transformed accordingly.
      Specified by:
        `getPathIterator` in interface `Shape`
      Parameters:
        `at` - an optional `AffineTransform` to be applied to the coordinates as they are returned in the iteration, or `null` if untransformed coordinates are desired
      Returns:
        a `PathIterator` object that provides access to the geometry of this `Polygon`.
      Since:
        1.2

    - #### getPathIterator

          public PathIterator getPathIterator(AffineTransform at,
                                              double flatness)

      Returns an iterator object that iterates along the boundary of the `Shape` and provides access to the geometry of the outline of the `Shape`. Only SEG_MOVETO, SEG_LINETO, and SEG_CLOSE point types are returned by the iterator. Since polygons are already flat, the `flatness` parameter is ignored. An optional `AffineTransform` can be specified in which case the coordinates returned in the iteration are transformed accordingly.
      Specified by:
        `getPathIterator` in interface `Shape`
      Parameters:
        `at` - an optional `AffineTransform` to be applied to the coordinates as they are returned in the iteration, or `null` if untransformed coordinates are desired
        `flatness` - the maximum amount that the control points for a given curve can vary from colinear before a subdivided curve is replaced by a straight line connecting the endpoints. Since polygons are already flat the `flatness` parameter is ignored.
      Returns:
        a `PathIterator` object that provides access to the `Shape` object's geometry.
      Since:
        1.2

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