Get center (inside) of graphic instead of extent.getCenter

Question

I am having a problem in an application because of a highly irregular (cresent shaped) parcel, that is resulting in a a center point outside of its bounds.

Is there any way to get a center of a feature/graphic inside a polygon (i.e. ArcToolbox Feature to Point with the "Inside (optional)" box checked)?

WeifengHe · Answer

Calling IArea.LabelPoint will get you a point guaranteed inside the area, while IArea.Centroid will find the center of gravity of the area.  In some cases, when mulitpart polygons, polygons with holes, or irrugular shapes as you encountered, the calculted center will fall outside.  As Derek pointed out, labelpoint is the one you should try.  Because in those cases if you move the point inside, it will no longer be the center.

JeffPace1 · Answer

You can use a geometry service's labelPoints method. Or you could use a custom GP service. We don't have a way to do this client side.

Bummer.  feature request? a getCenter ({inside:true}) method on geometry would be very very useful.

derekswingley1 · Answer

You can use a geometry service's labelPoints method. Or you could use a custom GP service. We don't have a way to do this client side.