topic Re: Check ring direction in polygon in ArcGIS API for Silverlight Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-silverlight-questions/check-ring-direction-in-polygon/m-p/552457#M14132 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>If you check the area, if it's in the "wrong" direction I think it should be a negative area. </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>But I wonder if this would still be true if the polygon had holes that were larger than the filled-space? Perhaps holes are just not factored at all?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 01 Apr 2013 11:29:03 GMT PhilipKnight1 2013-04-01T11:29:03Z Check ring direction in polygon https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-silverlight-questions/check-ring-direction-in-polygon/m-p/552456#M14131 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I was wondering if there is any functionality (preferable client side) to check a ring / polygon for correct geometry, specifically the ring vertices direction. </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Reason why is I'm using Kml files and Google Earth likes to create rings opposite way of ESRI's format. </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I've already built in the ability to reverse the direction but I would prefer to check the direction first before reversing the vertices.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:58:02 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-silverlight-questions/check-ring-direction-in-polygon/m-p/552456#M14131 Matrix_Solutions_Inc_Geomatics 2013-03-28T19:58:02Z Re: Check ring direction in polygon https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-silverlight-questions/check-ring-direction-in-polygon/m-p/552457#M14132 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>If you check the area, if it's in the "wrong" direction I think it should be a negative area. </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>But I wonder if this would still be true if the polygon had holes that were larger than the filled-space? Perhaps holes are just not factored at all?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 01 Apr 2013 11:29:03 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-silverlight-questions/check-ring-direction-in-polygon/m-p/552457#M14132 PhilipKnight1 2013-04-01T11:29:03Z