topic Re: Get center (inside) of graphic instead of extent.getCenter in ArcGIS JavaScript Maps SDK Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/get-center-inside-of-graphic-instead-of-extent/m-p/457548#M42223 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>You can use a </SPAN><A href="http://help.arcgis.com/en/webapi/javascript/arcgis/help/jsapi/geometryservice.htm#labelPoints">geometry service's labelPoints method</A><SPAN>. Or you could use a custom GP service. We don't have a way to do this client side.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:53:18 GMT derekswingley1 2011-11-09T13:53:18Z Get center (inside) of graphic instead of extent.getCenter https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/get-center-inside-of-graphic-instead-of-extent/m-p/457547#M42222 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>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.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>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)?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:19:09 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/get-center-inside-of-graphic-instead-of-extent/m-p/457547#M42222 JeffPace 2011-11-09T13:19:09Z Re: Get center (inside) of graphic instead of extent.getCenter https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/get-center-inside-of-graphic-instead-of-extent/m-p/457548#M42223 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>You can use a </SPAN><A href="http://help.arcgis.com/en/webapi/javascript/arcgis/help/jsapi/geometryservice.htm#labelPoints">geometry service's labelPoints method</A><SPAN>. Or you could use a custom GP service. We don't have a way to do this client side.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:53:18 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/get-center-inside-of-graphic-instead-of-extent/m-p/457548#M42223 derekswingley1 2011-11-09T13:53:18Z Re: Get center (inside) of graphic instead of extent.getCenter https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/get-center-inside-of-graphic-instead-of-extent/m-p/457549#M42224 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><BLOCKQUOTE class="jive-quote">You can use a <A href="http://help.arcgis.com/en/webapi/javascript/arcgis/help/jsapi/geometryservice.htm#labelPoints">geometry service's labelPoints method</A>. Or you could use a custom GP service. We don't have a way to do this client side.</BLOCKQUOTE><BR /><SPAN> </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Bummer.&nbsp; feature request? a getCenter ({inside:true}) method on geometry would be very very useful.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:54:44 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/get-center-inside-of-graphic-instead-of-extent/m-p/457549#M42224 JeffPace 2011-11-09T13:54:44Z Re: Get center (inside) of graphic instead of extent.getCenter https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/get-center-inside-of-graphic-instead-of-extent/m-p/457550#M42225 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Calling IArea.LabelPoint will get you a point guaranteed inside the area, while IArea.Centroid will find the center of gravity of the area.&nbsp; In some cases, when mulitpart polygons, polygons with holes, or irrugular shapes as you encountered, the calculted center will fall outside.&nbsp; As Derek pointed out, labelpoint is the one you should try.&nbsp; Because in those cases if you move the point inside, it will no longer be the center.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 23 Nov 2011 21:11:25 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/get-center-inside-of-graphic-instead-of-extent/m-p/457550#M42225 WeifengHe 2011-11-23T21:11:25Z