ITGIS_Shape.AsArc method

DK for ActiveX | TatukGIS_XDK11.ITGIS_Shape.AsArc | Methods | Properties

Convert the shape to a TGIS_ShapeArc representing line geometry.

Available also on: Delphi | .NET | Java | Python.

// C#
public ITGIS_ShapeArc AsArc();

' VisualBasic
Public Function AsArc() As ITGIS_ShapeArc

// Oxygene
public
  function AsArc : ITGIS_ShapeArc;

PURPOSE: Produces an arc/line representation for workflows that require linear vector geometry.

BEHAVIOR: Creates and returns a new TGIS_ShapeArc from the current shape vertices. Multipart geometry is preserved as multiple arc parts in the converted shape.

USAGE: Use this method when converting points, polygons, or mixed source geometry into line-based geometry for length calculations or linear processing.

CONSTRAINTS: Polygon area semantics are lost and only the boundary-like linear representation remains.