minimumBoundingCircleOperator

AMD: require(["esri/geometry/operators/minimumBoundingCircleOperator"], (minimumBoundingCircleOperator) => { /* code goes here */ });
ESM: import * as minimumBoundingCircleOperator from "@arcgis/core/geometry/operators/minimumBoundingCircleOperator.js";
Object: esri/geometry/operators/minimumBoundingCircleOperator
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.31
beta

Create a minimum bounding circle for the input geometry. The output is a polygon with a single densified segment that is a minimum bounding circle. Implements the Welzl's algorithm using greedy heuristic with expected O(n) time complexity.

Method Overview

Name Return Type Summary Object

Performs the minimum bounding circle operation on the geometry.

minimumBoundingCircleOperator

Performs the minimum bounding circle operation on the geometry set.

minimumBoundingCircleOperator

Method Details

execute

Method
execute(geometry){Polygon}

Performs the minimum bounding circle operation on the geometry.

Parameter
geometry Geometry

The input geometry.

Returns
Type Description
Polygon Returns the minimum bounding circle polygon.
Example
// Perform the minimum bounding circle operation
const minimumBoundingCircle = minimumBoundingCircleOperator.execute(polygon);

executeMany

Method
executeMany(geometries, options){Polygon[]}

Performs the minimum bounding circle operation on the geometry set.

Parameters
geometries Geometry[]

The set of input geometries.

options Object
optional

Additional options.

Specification
merge Boolean
optional
Default Value: false

Indicates if the minimum bounding circle geometries should be merged. Set to true to merge the geometries into a single geometry.

Returns
Type Description
Polygon[] Returns the minimum bounding circle polygons.

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