Functions / Geometric Functions And Operators

polygon

Converts box to a 4-point polygon.

Reading PG 18current·documented in 27 of 27 versions, 7.1 to 20

7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

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polygon ( box ) → polygon

Converts box to a 4-point polygon.

polygon(box '(1,1),(0,0)') → ((0,0),(0,1),(1,1),(1,0))

polygon ( circle ) → polygon

Converts circle to a 12-point polygon.

polygon(circle '<(0,0),2>') → ((-2,0),(-1.7320508075688774,0.9999999999999999),(-1.0000000000000002,1.7320508075688772),(-1.2246063538223773e-16,2),(0.9999999999999996,1.7320508075688774),(1.732050807568877,1.0000000000000007),(2,2.4492127076447545e-16),(1.7320508075688776,-0.9999999999999994),(1.0000000000000009,-1.7320508075688767),(3.673819061467132e-16,-2),(-0.9999999999999987,-1.732050807568878),(-1.7320508075688767,-1.0000000000000009))

polygon ( integer, circle ) → polygon

Converts circle to an n-point polygon.

polygon(4, circle '<(3,0),1>') → ((2,0),(3,1),(4,1.2246063538223773e-16),(3,-1))

polygon ( path ) → polygon

Converts closed path to a polygon with the same list of points.

polygon(path '((0,0),(1,1),(2,0))') → ((0,0),(1,1),(2,0))

Version history 3

12 → 13 changed
7.3 → 7.4 changed
7.2 → 7.3 changed

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