Provided by: libmath-polygon-perl_1.03-1_all 
NAME
Math::Polygon - Class for maintaining polygon data
SYNOPSIS
my $poly = Math::Polygon->new( [1,2], [2,4], [5,7], [1,2] );
print $poly->nrPoints;
my @p = $poly->points;
my ($xmin, $ymin, $xmax, $ymax) = $poly->bbox;
my $area = $poly->area;
my $l = $poly->perimeter;
if($poly->isClockwise) { ... };
my $rot = $poly->startMinXY;
my $center = $poly->centroid;
if($poly->contains($point)) { ... };
my $boxed = $poly->lineClip($xmin, $xmax, $ymin, $ymax);
DESCRIPTION
This class provides an OO interface around Math::Polygon::Calc and Math::Polygon::Clip.
METHODS
Constructors
$obj->new([%options], [$points], [%options])
Math::Polygon->new([%options], [$points], [%options])
You may add %options after and/or before the $points. You may also use the "points"
options to get the points listed. $points are references to an ARRAY of X and Y.
When "new" is called as instance method, it is believed that the new polygon is
derived from the callee, and therefore some facts (like clockwise or anti-clockwise
direction) will get copied unless overruled.
-Option --Default
bbox undef
clockwise undef
points undef
bbox => ARRAY
Usually computed from the figure automatically, but can also be specified as
[xmin,ymin,xmax, ymax]. See bbox().
clockwise => BOOLEAN
Is not specified, it will be computed by the isClockwise() method on demand.
points => ARRAY-of-POINTS
See points() and nrPoints().
example: creation of new polygon
my $p = Math::Polygon->new([1,0],[1,1],[0,1],[0,0],[1,0]);
my @p = ([1,0],[1,1],[0,1],[0,0],[1,0]);
my $p = Math::Polygon->new(points => \@p);
Attributes
$obj->nrPoints()
Returns the number of points,
$obj->order()
Returns the number of uniqe points: one less than nrPoints().
$obj->point($index, [$index,...])
Returns the point with the specified $index or INDEXES. In SCALAR context, only the
first $index is used.
example:
my $point = $poly->point(2);
my ($first, $last) = $poly->point(0, -1);
$obj->points()
In LIST context, the points are returned as list, otherwise as reference to an ARRAY.
example:
my @points = $poly->points;
my $first = $points[0];
my $x0 = $points[0][0]; # $first->[0]
my $y0 = $points[0][1]; # $first->[1]
Geometry
$obj->area()
Returns the area enclosed by the polygon. The last point of the list must be the same
as the first to produce a correct result. The computed result is cached. Function
Math::Polygon::Calc::polygon_area().
example:
my $area = $poly->area;
print "$area $poly_units ^2\n";
$obj->bbox()
Returns a list with four elements: (xmin, ymin, xmax, ymax), which describe the
bounding box of the polygon (all points of the polygon are inside that area). The
computation is expensive, and therefore, the results are cached. Function
Math::Polygon::Calc::polygon_bbox().
example:
my ($xmin, $ymin, $xmax, $ymax) = $poly->bbox;
$obj->beautify(%options)
Returns a new, beautified version of this polygon. Function
Math::Polygon::Calc::polygon_beautify().
Polygons, certainly after some computations, can have a lot of horrible artifacts:
points which are double, spikes, etc. This functions provided by this module beautify
-Option --Default
remove_spikes <false>
remove_spikes => BOOLEAN
$obj->centroid()
Returns the centroid location of the polygon. The last point of the list must be the
same as the first to produce a correct result. The computed result is cached.
Function Math::Polygon::Calc::polygon_centroid().
example:
my $center = $poly->centroid;
my ($cx, $cy) = @$center;
$obj->clockwise()
Make sure the points are in clockwise order.
example:
$poly->clockwise;
$obj->contains($point)
Returns a truth value indicating whether the point is inside the polygon or not. On
the edge is inside.
$obj->counterClockwise()
Make sure the points are in counter-clockwise order.
example:
$poly->counterClockwise
$obj->equal(<$other | ARRAY,[$tolerance]> | $points)
Compare two polygons, on the level of points. When the polygons are the same but
rotated, this will return false. See same(). Function
Math::Polygon::Calc::polygon_equal().
$obj->isClockwise()
The points are (in majority) orded in the direction of the hands of the clock. This
calculation is quite expensive (same effort as calculating the area of the polygon),
and the result is therefore cached.
example:
if($poly->isClockwise) ...
$obj->isClosed()
Returns true if the first point of the poly definition is the same as the last point.
$obj->perimeter()
The length of the line of the polygon. This can also be used to compute the length of
any line: of the last point is not equal to the first, then a line is presumed; for a
polygon they must match. Function Math::Polygon::Calc::polygon_perimeter().
example:
my $fence = $poly->perimeter;
print "fence length: $fence $poly_units\n"
$obj->same(<$other | ARRAY,[$tolerance]> | $points)
Compare two polygons, where the polygons may be rotated wrt each other. This is (much)
slower than equal(), but some algorithms will cause un unpredictable rotation in the
result. Function Math::Polygon::Calc::polygon_same().
$obj->startMinXY()
Returns a new polygon object, where the points are rotated in such a way that the
point which is losest to the left-bottom point of the bouding box has become the
first.
Function Math::Polygon::Calc::polygon_start_minxy().
Transformations
Implemented in Math::Polygon::Transform: changes on the structure of the polygon except
clipping. All functions return a new polygon object or undef.
$obj->grid(%options)
Returns a polygon object with the points snapped to grid points. See
Math::Polygon::Transform::polygon_grid().
-Option--Default
raster 1.0
raster => FLOAT
The raster size, which determines the points to round to. The origin "[0,0]" is
always on a grid-point. When the raster value is zero, no transformation will take
place.
$obj->mirror(%options)
Mirror the polygon in a line. Only one of the options can be provided. Some programs
call this "flip" or "flop".
-Option--Default
b 0
line <undef>
rc undef
x undef
y undef
b => FLOAT
Only used in combination with option "rc" to describe a line.
line => [POINT, POINT]
Alternative way to specify the mirror line. The "rc" and "b" are computed from the
two points of the line.
rc => FLOAT
Description of the line which is used to mirror in. The line is "y= rc*x+b". The
"rc" equals "-dy/dx", the firing angle. If "undef" is explicitly specified then "b"
is used as constant x: it's a vertical mirror.
x => FLOAT
Mirror in the line "x=value", which means that "y" stays unchanged.
y => FLOAT
Mirror in the line "y=value", which means that "x" stays unchanged.
$obj->move(%options)
Returns a moved polygon object: all point are moved over the indicated distance. See
Math::Polygon::Transform::polygon_move().
-Option--Default
dx 0
dy 0
dx => FLOAT
Displacement in the horizontal direction.
dy => FLOAT
Displacement in the vertical direction.
$obj->resize(%options)
Returns a resized polygon object. See Math::Polygon::Transform::polygon_resize().
-Option--Default
center [0,0]
scale 1.0
xscale <scale>
yscale <scale>
center => POINT
scale => FLOAT
Resize the polygon with the indicated factor. When the factor is larger than 1, the
resulting polygon with grow, when small it will be reduced in size. The scale will
be respective from the center.
xscale => FLOAT
Specific scaling factor in the horizontal direction.
yscale => FLOAT
Specific scaling factor in the vertical direction.
$obj->rotate(%options)
Returns a rotated polygon object: all point are moved over the indicated distance.
See Math::Polygon::Transform::polygon_rotate().
-Option --Default
center [0,0]
degrees 0
radians 0
center => POINT
degrees => FLOAT
specify rotation angle in degrees (between -180 and 360).
radians => FLOAT
specify rotation angle in rads (between -pi and 2*pi)
$obj->simplify(%options)
Returns a polygon object where points are removed. See
Math::Polygon::Transform::polygon_simplify().
-Option --Default
max_points undef
same 0.0001
slope undef
max_points => INTEGER
First, "same" and "slope" reduce the number of points. Then, if there are still
more than the specified number of points left, the points with the widest angles
will be removed until the specified maximum number is reached.
same => FLOAT
The distance between two points to be considered "the same" point. The value is
used as radius of the circle.
slope => FLOAT
With three points X(n),X(n+1),X(n+2), the point X(n+1) will be removed if the length
of the path over all three points is less than "slope" longer than the direct path
between X(n) and X(n+2).
The slope will not be removed around the starting point of the polygon. Removing
points will change the area of the polygon.
Clipping
$obj->fillClip1($box)
Clipping a polygon into rectangles can be done in various ways. With this algorithm,
the parts of the polygon which are outside the $box are mapped on the borders. The
polygon stays in one piece, but may have vertices which are followed in two
directions.
Returned is one polygon, which is cleaned from double points, spikes and superfluous
intermediate points, or "undef" when no polygon is outside the $box. Function
Math::Polygon::Clip::polygon_fill_clip1().
$obj->lineClip($box)
Returned is a list of ARRAYS-OF-POINTS containing line pieces from the input polygon.
Function Math::Polygon::Clip::polygon_line_clip().
Display
$obj->string()
SEE ALSO
This module is part of Math-Polygon distribution version 1.03, built on January 21, 2014.
Website: http://perl.overmeer.net/geo/
LICENSE
Copyrights 2004,2006-2014 by [Mark Overmeer]. For other contributors see ChangeLog.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same
terms as Perl itself. See http://www.perl.com/perl/misc/Artistic.html