TGIS_Shape.Reverse method

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Reverses the order of parts and points in the shape and returns the resulting shape.

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

// Delphi
public
  function Reverse : TGIS_Shape; overload;

// C++ Builder
public:
  TGIS_Shape* Reverse(void) /* overload */;

PURPOSE: Reorders geometry for editing, normalization, and geometry transformation workflows.

BEHAVIOR: Calls Reverse(True), creating a new shape whose parts are processed in reverse order and whose points within each part are also reversed.

USAGE: Create a reversed copy of a line or polygon.

reversed_shape = shape.Reverse()
if reversed_shape then
  process_geometry(reversed_shape)

CONSTRAINTS: Returns nil for TGIS_ShapePoint.