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QgsGeometry Class Reference

A geometry is the spatial representation of a feature. More...

#include <qgsgeometry.h>

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Classes

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Public Types

enum  BufferSide { SideLeft = 0, SideRight }
 Side of line to buffer. More...
 
enum  EndCapStyle { CapRound = 1, CapFlat, CapSquare }
 End cap styles for buffers. More...
 
enum  JoinStyle { JoinStyleRound = 1, JoinStyleMiter, JoinStyleBevel }
 Join styles for buffers. More...
 
enum  OperationResult {
  Success = 0, NothingHappened = 1000, InvalidBaseGeometry, InvalidInputGeometryType,
  SelectionIsEmpty, SelectionIsGreaterThanOne, GeometryEngineError, LayerNotEditable,
  AddPartSelectedGeometryNotFound, AddPartNotMultiGeometry, AddRingNotClosed, AddRingNotValid,
  AddRingCrossesExistingRings, AddRingNotInExistingFeature, SplitCannotSplitPoint
}
 Success or failure of a geometry operation. More...
 
enum  ValidationMethod { ValidatorQgisInternal, ValidatorGeos }
 Available methods for validating geometries. More...
 
enum  ValidityFlag { FlagAllowSelfTouchingHoles = 1 << 0 }
 Validity check flags. More...
 

Public Member Functions

 QgsGeometry () SIP_HOLDGIL
 Constructor. More...
 
 QgsGeometry (const QgsGeometry &)
 Copy constructor will prompt a deep copy of the object. More...
 
 QgsGeometry (QgsAbstractGeometry *geom)
 Creates a geometry from an abstract geometry object. More...
 
 QgsGeometry (std::unique_ptr< QgsAbstractGeometry > geom)
 Creates a geometry from an abstract geometry object. More...
 
virtual ~QgsGeometry ()
 
OperationResult addPart (const QgsGeometry &newPart)
 Adds a new island polygon to a multipolygon feature. More...
 
OperationResult addPart (const QgsPointSequence &points, QgsWkbTypes::GeometryType geomType=QgsWkbTypes::UnknownGeometry)
 Adds a new part to a the geometry. More...
 
OperationResult addPart (const QVector< QgsPointXY > &points, QgsWkbTypes::GeometryType geomType=QgsWkbTypes::UnknownGeometry)
 Adds a new part to a the geometry. More...
 
OperationResult addPart (QgsAbstractGeometry *part, QgsWkbTypes::GeometryType geomType=QgsWkbTypes::UnknownGeometry)
 Adds a new part to this geometry. More...
 
OperationResult addRing (const QVector< QgsPointXY > &ring)
 Adds a new ring to this geometry. More...
 
OperationResult addRing (QgsCurve *ring)
 Adds a new ring to this geometry. More...
 
void adjacentVertices (int atVertex, int &beforeVertex, int &afterVertex) const
 Returns the indexes of the vertices before and after the given vertex index. More...
 
double angleAtVertex (int vertex) const
 Returns the bisector angle for this geometry at the specified vertex. More...
 
double area () const
 Returns the planar, 2-dimensional area of the geometry. More...
 
QVector< QgsGeometryasGeometryCollection () const
 Returns contents of the geometry as a list of geometries. More...
 
QString asJson (int precision=17) const
 Exports the geometry to a GeoJSON string. More...
 
virtual json asJsonObject (int precision=17) const
 Exports the geometry to a json object. More...
 
QgsMultiPointXY asMultiPoint () const
 Returns the contents of the geometry as a multi-point. More...
 
QgsMultiPolygonXY asMultiPolygon () const
 Returns the contents of the geometry as a multi-polygon. More...
 
QgsMultiPolylineXY asMultiPolyline () const
 Returns the contents of the geometry as a multi-linestring. More...
 
QgsPointXY asPoint () const
 Returns the contents of the geometry as a 2-dimensional point. More...
 
QgsPolygonXY asPolygon () const
 Returns the contents of the geometry as a polygon. More...
 
QgsPolylineXY asPolyline () const
 Returns the contents of the geometry as a polyline. More...
 
QPointF asQPointF () const SIP_HOLDGIL
 Returns contents of the geometry as a QPointF if wkbType is WKBPoint, otherwise returns a null QPointF. More...
 
QPolygonF asQPolygonF () const SIP_HOLDGIL
 Returns contents of the geometry as a QPolygonF. More...
 
QByteArray asWkb (QgsAbstractGeometry::WkbFlags flags=QgsAbstractGeometry::WkbFlags()) const
 Export the geometry to WKB. More...
 
QString asWkt (int precision=17) const
 Exports the geometry to WKT. More...
 
int avoidIntersections (const QList< QgsVectorLayer * > &avoidIntersectionsLayers, const QHash< QgsVectorLayer *, QSet< QgsFeatureId > > &ignoreFeatures=(QHash< QgsVectorLayer *, QSet< QgsFeatureId > >()))
 Modifies geometry to avoid intersections with the layers specified in project properties. More...
 
QgsRectangle boundingBox () const
 Returns the bounding box of the geometry. More...
 
bool boundingBoxIntersects (const QgsGeometry &geometry) const
 Returns true if the bounding box of this geometry intersects with the bounding box of another geometry. More...
 
bool boundingBoxIntersects (const QgsRectangle &rectangle) const
 Returns true if the bounding box of this geometry intersects with a rectangle. More...
 
QgsGeometry buffer (double distance, int segments) const
 Returns a buffer region around this geometry having the given width and with a specified number of segments used to approximate curves. More...
 
QgsGeometry buffer (double distance, int segments, EndCapStyle endCapStyle, JoinStyle joinStyle, double miterLimit) const
 Returns a buffer region around the geometry, with additional style options. More...
 
QgsGeometry centroid () const
 Returns the center of mass of a geometry. More...
 
QgsGeometry clipped (const QgsRectangle &rectangle)
 Clips the geometry using the specified rectangle. More...
 
double closestSegmentWithContext (const QgsPointXY &point, QgsPointXY &minDistPoint, int &afterVertex, int *leftOf=nullptr, double epsilon=DEFAULT_SEGMENT_EPSILON) const
 Searches for the closest segment of geometry to the given point. More...
 
QgsPointXY closestVertex (const QgsPointXY &point, int &atVertex, int &beforeVertex, int &afterVertex, double &sqrDist) const
 Returns the vertex closest to the given point, the corresponding vertex index, squared distance snap point / target point and the indices of the vertices before and after the closest vertex. More...
 
double closestVertexWithContext (const QgsPointXY &point, int &atVertex) const
 Searches for the closest vertex in this geometry to the given point. More...
 
QVector< QgsGeometrycoerceToType (QgsWkbTypes::Type type) const
 Attempts to coerce this geometry into the specified destination type. More...
 
QgsGeometry combine (const QgsGeometry &geometry) const
 Returns a geometry representing all the points in this geometry and other (a union geometry operation). More...
 
QgsAbstractGeometry::const_part_iterator const_parts_begin () const
 Returns STL-style const iterator pointing to the first part of the geometry. More...
 
QgsAbstractGeometry::const_part_iterator const_parts_end () const
 Returns STL-style iterator pointing to the imaginary part after the last part of the geometry. More...
 
const QgsAbstractGeometryconstGet () const SIP_HOLDGIL
 Returns a non-modifiable (const) reference to the underlying abstract geometry primitive. More...
 
QgsGeometryConstPartIterator constParts () const
 Returns Java-style iterator for traversal of parts of the geometry. More...
 
bool contains (const QgsGeometry &geometry) const
 Returns true if the geometry completely contains another geometry. More...
 
bool contains (const QgsPointXY *p) const
 Returns true if the geometry contains the point p. More...
 
bool convertGeometryCollectionToSubclass (QgsWkbTypes::GeometryType geomType)
 Converts geometry collection to a the desired geometry type subclass (multi-point, multi-linestring or multi-polygon). More...
 
QgsGeometry convertToCurves (double distanceTolerance=1e-8, double angleTolerance=1e-8) const
 Attempts to convert a non-curved geometry into a curved geometry type (e.g. More...
 
bool convertToMultiType ()
 Converts single type geometry into multitype geometry e.g. More...
 
bool convertToSingleType ()
 Converts multi type geometry into single type geometry e.g. More...
 
void convertToStraightSegment (double tolerance=M_PI/180., QgsAbstractGeometry::SegmentationToleranceType toleranceType=QgsAbstractGeometry::MaximumAngle)
 Converts the geometry to straight line segments, if it is a curved geometry type. More...
 
QgsGeometry convertToType (QgsWkbTypes::GeometryType destType, bool destMultipart=false) const
 Try to convert the geometry to the requested type. More...
 
QgsGeometry convexHull () const
 Returns the smallest convex polygon that contains all the points in the geometry. More...
 
bool crosses (const QgsGeometry &geometry) const
 Returns true if the geometry crosses another geometry. More...
 
QgsGeometry delaunayTriangulation (double tolerance=0.0, bool edgesOnly=false) const
 Returns the Delaunay triangulation for the vertices of the geometry. More...
 
bool deletePart (int partNum)
 Deletes part identified by the part number. More...
 
bool deleteRing (int ringNum, int partNum=0)
 Deletes a ring in polygon or multipolygon. More...
 
bool deleteVertex (int atVertex)
 Deletes the vertex at the given position number and item (first number is index 0) More...
 
QgsGeometry densifyByCount (int extraNodesPerSegment) const
 Returns a copy of the geometry which has been densified by adding the specified number of extra nodes within each segment of the geometry. More...
 
QgsGeometry densifyByDistance (double distance) const
 Densifies the geometry by adding regularly placed extra nodes inside each segment so that the maximum distance between any two nodes does not exceed the specified distance. More...
 
QgsGeometry difference (const QgsGeometry &geometry) const
 Returns a geometry representing the points making up this geometry that do not make up other. More...
 
bool disjoint (const QgsGeometry &geometry) const
 Returns true if the geometry is disjoint of another geometry. More...
 
double distance (const QgsGeometry &geom) const
 Returns the minimum distance between this geometry and another geometry. More...
 
double distanceToVertex (int vertex) const
 Returns the distance along this geometry from its first vertex to the specified vertex. More...
 
void draw (QPainter &p) const
 Draws the geometry onto a QPainter. More...
 
bool equals (const QgsGeometry &geometry) const
 Test if this geometry is exactly equal to another geometry. More...
 
QgsGeometry extendLine (double startDistance, double endDistance) const
 Extends a (multi)line geometry by extrapolating out the start or end of the line by a specified distance. More...
 
QgsGeometry extrude (double x, double y)
 Returns an extruded version of this geometry. More...
 
void filterVertices (const std::function< bool(const QgsPoint &) > &filter)
 Filters the vertices from the geometry in place, removing any which do not return true for the filter function check. More...
 
QgsGeometry forceRHR () const
 Forces geometries to respect the Right-Hand-Rule, in which the area that is bounded by a polygon is to the right of the boundary. More...
 
void fromWkb (const QByteArray &wkb)
 Set the geometry, feeding in the buffer containing OGC Well-Known Binary. More...
 
void fromWkb (unsigned char *wkb, int length)
 Set the geometry, feeding in the buffer containing OGC Well-Known Binary and the buffer's length. More...
 
QgsAbstractGeometryget ()
 Returns a modifiable (non-const) reference to the underlying abstract geometry primitive. More...
 
double hausdorffDistance (const QgsGeometry &geom) const
 Returns the Hausdorff distance between this geometry and geom. More...
 
double hausdorffDistanceDensify (const QgsGeometry &geom, double densifyFraction) const
 Returns the Hausdorff distance between this geometry and geom. More...
 
bool insertVertex (const QgsPoint &point, int beforeVertex)
 Insert a new vertex before the given vertex index, ring and item (first number is index 0) If the requested vertex number (beforeVertex.back()) is greater than the last actual vertex on the requested ring and item, it is assumed that the vertex is to be appended instead of inserted. More...
 
bool insertVertex (double x, double y, int beforeVertex)
 Insert a new vertex before the given vertex index, ring and item (first number is index 0) If the requested vertex number (beforeVertex.back()) is greater than the last actual vertex on the requested ring and item, it is assumed that the vertex is to be appended instead of inserted. More...
 
QgsGeometry interpolate (double distance) const
 Returns an interpolated point on the geometry at the specified distance. More...
 
double interpolateAngle (double distance) const
 Returns the angle parallel to the linestring or polygon boundary at the specified distance along the geometry. More...
 
QgsGeometry intersection (const QgsGeometry &geometry) const
 Returns a geometry representing the points shared by this geometry and other. More...
 
bool intersects (const QgsGeometry &geometry) const
 Returns true if this geometry exactly intersects with another geometry. More...
 
bool intersects (const QgsRectangle &rectangle) const
 Returns true if this geometry exactly intersects with a rectangle. More...
 
bool isEmpty () const
 Returns true if the geometry is empty (eg a linestring with no vertices, or a collection with no geometries). More...
 
bool isGeosEqual (const QgsGeometry &) const
 Compares the geometry with another geometry using GEOS. More...
 
bool isGeosValid (QgsGeometry::ValidityFlags flags=QgsGeometry::ValidityFlags()) const
 Checks validity of the geometry using GEOS. More...
 
bool isMultipart () const SIP_HOLDGIL
 Returns true if WKB of the geometry is of WKBMulti* type. More...
 
bool isNull () const SIP_HOLDGIL
 Returns true if the geometry is null (ie, contains no underlying geometry accessible via geometry() ). More...
 
bool isSimple () const
 Determines whether the geometry is simple (according to OGC definition), i.e. More...
 
QString lastError () const SIP_HOLDGIL
 Returns an error string referring to the last error encountered either when this geometry was created or when an operation was performed on the geometry. More...
 
double length () const
 Returns the planar, 2-dimensional length of geometry. More...
 
double lineLocatePoint (const QgsGeometry &point) const
 Returns a distance representing the location along this linestring of the closest point on this linestring geometry to the specified point. More...
 
QgsGeometry makeDifference (const QgsGeometry &other) const
 Returns the geometry formed by modifying this geometry such that it does not intersect the other geometry. More...
 
int makeDifferenceInPlace (const QgsGeometry &other)
 Changes this geometry such that it does not intersect the other geometry. More...
 
QgsGeometry makeValid () const
 Attempts to make an invalid geometry valid without losing vertices. More...
 
void mapToPixel (const QgsMapToPixel &mtp)
 Transforms the geometry from map units to pixels in place. More...
 
QgsGeometry mergeLines () const
 Merges any connected lines in a LineString/MultiLineString geometry and converts them to single line strings. More...
 
QgsGeometry minimalEnclosingCircle (QgsPointXY &center, double &radius, unsigned int segments=36) const
 Returns the minimal enclosing circle for the geometry. More...
 
QgsGeometry minimalEnclosingCircle (unsigned int segments=36) const
 Returns the minimal enclosing circle for the geometry. More...
 
bool moveVertex (const QgsPoint &p, int atVertex)
 Moves the vertex at the given position number and item (first number is index 0) to the given coordinates. More...
 
bool moveVertex (double x, double y, int atVertex)
 Moves the vertex at the given position number and item (first number is index 0) to the given coordinates. More...
 
QgsGeometry nearestPoint (const QgsGeometry &other) const
 Returns the nearest point on this geometry to another geometry. More...
 
QgsGeometry offsetCurve (double distance, int segments, JoinStyle joinStyle, double miterLimit) const
 Returns an offset line at a given distance and side from an input line. More...
 
 operator QVariant () const
 Allows direct construction of QVariants from geometry. More...
 
QgsGeometryoperator= (QgsGeometry const &rhs)
 Creates a deep copy of the object. More...
 
QgsGeometry orientedMinimumBoundingBox () const
 Returns the oriented minimum bounding box for the geometry, which is the smallest (by area) rotated rectangle which fully encompasses the geometry. More...
 
QgsGeometry orientedMinimumBoundingBox (double &area, double &angle, double &width, double &height) const
 Returns the oriented minimum bounding box for the geometry, which is the smallest (by area) rotated rectangle which fully encompasses the geometry. More...
 
QgsGeometry orthogonalize (double tolerance=1.0E-8, int maxIterations=1000, double angleThreshold=15.0) const
 Attempts to orthogonalize a line or polygon geometry by shifting vertices to make the geometries angles either right angles or flat lines. More...
 
bool overlaps (const QgsGeometry &geometry) const
 Returns true if the geometry overlaps another geometry. More...
 
QgsGeometryPartIterator parts ()
 Returns Java-style iterator for traversal of parts of the geometry. More...
 
QgsAbstractGeometry::part_iterator parts_begin ()
 Returns STL-style iterator pointing to the first part of the geometry. More...
 
QgsAbstractGeometry::part_iterator parts_end ()
 Returns STL-style iterator pointing to the imaginary part after the last part of the geometry. More...
 
QgsGeometry pointOnSurface () const
 Returns a point guaranteed to lie on the surface of a geometry. More...
 
QgsGeometry poleOfInaccessibility (double precision, double *distanceToBoundary=nullptr) const
 Calculates the approximate pole of inaccessibility for a surface, which is the most distant internal point from the boundary of the surface. More...
 
QVector< QgsPointXYrandomPointsInPolygon (int count, const std::function< bool(const QgsPointXY &) > &acceptPoint, unsigned long seed=0, QgsFeedback *feedback=nullptr, int maxTriesPerPoint=0) const
 Returns a list of count random points generated inside a (multi)polygon geometry (if acceptPoint is specified, and restrictive, the number of points returned may be less than count). More...
 
QVector< QgsPointXYrandomPointsInPolygon (int count, unsigned long seed=0, QgsFeedback *feedback=nullptr) const
 Returns a list of count random points generated inside a (multi)polygon geometry. More...
 
bool removeDuplicateNodes (double epsilon=4 *std::numeric_limits< double >::epsilon(), bool useZValues=false)
 Removes duplicate nodes from the geometry, wherever removing the nodes does not result in a degenerate geometry. More...
 
QgsGeometry removeInteriorRings (double minimumAllowedArea=-1) const
 Removes the interior rings from a (multi)polygon geometry. More...
 
bool requiresConversionToStraightSegments () const
 Returns true if the geometry is a curved geometry type which requires conversion to display as straight line segments. More...
 
OperationResult reshapeGeometry (const QgsLineString &reshapeLineString)
 Replaces a part of this geometry with another line. More...
 
OperationResult rotate (double rotation, const QgsPointXY &center)
 Rotate this geometry around the Z axis. More...
 
void set (QgsAbstractGeometry *geometry)
 Sets the underlying geometry store. More...
 
QgsGeometry shortestLine (const QgsGeometry &other) const
 Returns the shortest line joining this geometry to another geometry. More...
 
QgsGeometry simplify (double tolerance) const
 Returns a simplified version of this geometry using a specified tolerance value. More...
 
QgsGeometry singleSidedBuffer (double distance, int segments, BufferSide side, JoinStyle joinStyle=JoinStyleRound, double miterLimit=2.0) const
 Returns a single sided buffer for a (multi)line geometry. More...
 
QgsGeometry smooth (unsigned int iterations=1, double offset=0.25, double minimumDistance=-1.0, double maxAngle=180.0) const
 Smooths a geometry by rounding off corners using the Chaikin algorithm. More...
 
QgsGeometry snappedToGrid (double hSpacing, double vSpacing, double dSpacing=0, double mSpacing=0) const
 Returns a new geometry with all points or vertices snapped to the closest point of the grid. More...
 
OperationResult splitGeometry (const QgsCurve *curve, QVector< QgsGeometry > &newGeometries, bool preserveCircular, bool topological, QgsPointSequence &topologyTestPoints, bool splitFeature=true)
 Splits this geometry according to a given curve. More...
 
OperationResult splitGeometry (const QgsPointSequence &splitLine, QVector< QgsGeometry > &newGeometries, bool topological, QgsPointSequence &topologyTestPoints, bool splitFeature=true, bool skipIntersectionTest=false)
 Splits this geometry according to a given line. More...
 
Q_DECL_DEPRECATED OperationResult splitGeometry (const QVector< QgsPointXY > &splitLine, QVector< QgsGeometry > &newGeometries, bool topological, QVector< QgsPointXY > &topologyTestPoints, bool splitFeature=true)
 Splits this geometry according to a given line. More...
 
double sqrDistToVertexAt (QgsPointXY &point SIP_IN, int atVertex) const
 Returns the squared Cartesian distance between the given point to the given vertex index (vertex at the given position number, ring and item (first number is index 0)) More...
 
QgsGeometry subdivide (int maxNodes=256) const
 Subdivides the geometry. More...
 
QgsGeometry symDifference (const QgsGeometry &geometry) const
 Returns a geometry representing the points making up this geometry that do not make up other. More...
 
QgsGeometry taperedBuffer (double startWidth, double endWidth, int segments) const
 Calculates a variable width buffer ("tapered buffer") for a (multi)curve geometry. More...
 
bool touches (const QgsGeometry &geometry) const
 Returns true if the geometry touches another geometry. More...
 
OperationResult transform (const QgsCoordinateTransform &ct, QgsCoordinateTransform::TransformDirection direction=QgsCoordinateTransform::ForwardTransform, bool transformZ=false) SIP_THROW(QgsCsException)
 Transforms this geometry as described by the coordinate transform ct. More...
 
OperationResult transform (const QTransform &t, double zTranslate=0.0, double zScale=1.0, double mTranslate=0.0, double mScale=1.0)
 Transforms the x and y components of the geometry using a QTransform object t. More...
 
void transformVertices (const std::function< QgsPoint(const QgsPoint &) > &transform)
 Transforms the vertices from the geometry in place, applying the transform function to every vertex. More...
 
OperationResult translate (double dx, double dy, double dz=0.0, double dm=0.0)
 Translates this geometry by dx, dy, dz and dm. More...
 
QgsWkbTypes::GeometryType type () const SIP_HOLDGIL
 Returns type of the geometry as a QgsWkbTypes::GeometryType. More...
 
void validateGeometry (QVector< QgsGeometry::Error > &errors, ValidationMethod method=ValidatorQgisInternal, QgsGeometry::ValidityFlags flags=QgsGeometry::ValidityFlags()) const
 Validates geometry and produces a list of geometry errors. More...
 
QgsGeometry variableWidthBufferByM (int segments) const
 Calculates a variable width buffer for a (multi)linestring geometry, where the width at each node is taken from the linestring m values. More...
 
QgsPoint vertexAt (int atVertex) const
 Returns coordinates of a vertex. More...
 
bool vertexIdFromVertexNr (int number, QgsVertexId &id) const
 Calculates the vertex ID from a vertex number. More...
 
int vertexNrFromVertexId (QgsVertexId id) const
 Returns the vertex number corresponding to a vertex id. More...
 
QgsVertexIterator vertices () const
 Returns a read-only, Java-style iterator for traversal of vertices of all the geometry, including all geometry parts and rings. More...
 
QgsAbstractGeometry::vertex_iterator vertices_begin () const
 Returns STL-style iterator pointing to the first vertex of the geometry. More...
 
QgsAbstractGeometry::vertex_iterator vertices_end () const
 Returns STL-style iterator pointing to the imaginary vertex after the last vertex of the geometry. More...
 
QgsGeometry voronoiDiagram (const QgsGeometry &extent=QgsGeometry(), double tolerance=0.0, bool edgesOnly=false) const
 Creates a Voronoi diagram for the nodes contained within the geometry. More...
 
bool within (const QgsGeometry &geometry) const
 Returns true if the geometry is completely within another geometry. More...
 
int wkbSize (QgsAbstractGeometry::WkbFlags flags=QgsAbstractGeometry::WkbFlags()) const
 Returns the length of the QByteArray returned by asWkb() More...
 
QgsWkbTypes::Type wkbType () const SIP_HOLDGIL
 Returns type of the geometry as a WKB type (point / linestring / polygon etc.) More...
 

Static Public Member Functions

static QgsGeometry collectGeometry (const QVector< QgsGeometry > &geometries)
 Creates a new multipart geometry from a list of QgsGeometry objects. More...
 
static bool compare (const QgsMultiPolygonXY &p1, const QgsMultiPolygonXY &p2, double epsilon=4 *std::numeric_limits< double >::epsilon())
 Compares two multipolygons for equality within a specified tolerance. More...
 
static bool compare (const QgsPolygonXY &p1, const QgsPolygonXY &p2, double epsilon=4 *std::numeric_limits< double >::epsilon())
 Compares two polygons for equality within a specified tolerance. More...
 
static bool compare (const QgsPolylineXY &p1, const QgsPolylineXY &p2, double epsilon=4 *std::numeric_limits< double >::epsilon())
 Compares two polylines for equality within a specified tolerance. More...
 
static void convertPointList (const QgsPointSequence &input, QVector< QgsPointXY > &output)
 Downgrades a point list from QgsPoint to QgsPointXY. More...
 
static void convertPointList (const QVector< QgsPointXY > &input, QgsPointSequence &output)
 Upgrades a point list from QgsPointXY to QgsPoint. More...
 
static QgsGeometryEnginecreateGeometryEngine (const QgsAbstractGeometry *geometry)
 Creates and returns a new geometry engine. More...
 
static Q_DECL_DEPRECATED QgsPolygonXY createPolygonFromQPolygonF (const QPolygonF &polygon)
 Creates a QgsPolygonXYfrom a QPolygonF. More...
 
static Q_DECL_DEPRECATED QgsPolylineXY createPolylineFromQPolygonF (const QPolygonF &polygon)
 Creates a QgsPolylineXY from a QPolygonF. More...
 
static QgsGeometry createWedgeBuffer (const QgsPoint &center, double azimuth, double angularWidth, double outerRadius, double innerRadius=0)
 Creates a wedge shaped buffer from a center point. More...
 
static QgsGeometry fromMultiPointXY (const QgsMultiPointXY &multipoint)
 Creates a new geometry from a QgsMultiPointXY object. More...
 
static QgsGeometry fromMultiPolygonXY (const QgsMultiPolygonXY &multipoly)
 Creates a new geometry from a QgsMultiPolygon. More...
 
static QgsGeometry fromMultiPolylineXY (const QgsMultiPolylineXY &multiline)
 Creates a new geometry from a QgsMultiPolylineXY object. More...
 
static QgsGeometry fromPointXY (const QgsPointXY &point) SIP_HOLDGIL
 Creates a new geometry from a QgsPointXY object. More...
 
static QgsGeometry fromPolygonXY (const QgsPolygonXY &polygon)
 Creates a new geometry from a QgsPolygon. More...
 
static QgsGeometry fromPolyline (const QgsPolyline &polyline)
 Creates a new LineString geometry from a list of QgsPoint points. More...
 
static QgsGeometry fromPolylineXY (const QgsPolylineXY &polyline)
 Creates a new LineString geometry from a list of QgsPointXY points. More...
 
static QgsGeometry fromQPointF (QPointF point) SIP_HOLDGIL
 Construct geometry from a QPointF. More...
 
static QgsGeometry fromQPolygonF (const QPolygonF &polygon)
 Construct geometry from a QPolygonF. More...
 
static QgsGeometry fromRect (const QgsRectangle &rect) SIP_HOLDGIL
 Creates a new geometry from a QgsRectangle. More...
 
static QgsGeometry fromWkt (const QString &wkt)
 Creates a new geometry from a WKT string. More...
 
static QgsGeometry polygonize (const QVector< QgsGeometry > &geometries)
 Creates a GeometryCollection geometry containing possible polygons formed from the constituent linework of a set of geometries. More...
 
static QgsGeometry unaryUnion (const QVector< QgsGeometry > &geometries)
 Compute the unary union on a list of geometries. More...
 

Properties

Q_GADGET bool isNull
 
QgsWkbTypes::GeometryType type
 

Friends

class QgsInternalGeometryEngine
 

Detailed Description

A geometry is the spatial representation of a feature.

QgsGeometry acts as a generic container for geometry objects. QgsGeometry objects are implicitly shared, so making copies of geometries is inexpensive. The geometry container class can also be stored inside a QVariant object.

The actual geometry representation is stored as a QgsAbstractGeometry within the container, and can be accessed via the get() method or set using the set() method. This gives access to the underlying raw geometry primitive, such as the point, line, polygon, curve or other geometry subclasses.

Note
QgsGeometry objects are inherently Cartesian/planar geometries. They have no concept of geodesy, and none of the methods or properties exposed from the QgsGeometry API (or QgsAbstractGeometry subclasses) utilize geodesic calculations. Accordingly, properties like length() and area() or spatial operations like buffer() are always calculated using strictly Cartesian mathematics. In contrast, the QgsDistanceArea class exposes methods for working with geodesic calculations and spatial operations on geometries, and should be used whenever calculations which account for the curvature of the Earth (or any other celestial body) are required.

Definition at line 123 of file qgsgeometry.h.

Member Enumeration Documentation

◆ BufferSide

Side of line to buffer.

Enumerator
SideLeft 

Buffer to left of line.

SideRight 

Buffer to right of line.

Definition at line 1132 of file qgsgeometry.h.

◆ EndCapStyle

End cap styles for buffers.

Enumerator
CapRound 

Round cap.

CapFlat 

Flat cap (in line with start/end of line)

CapSquare 

Square cap (extends past start/end of line by buffer distance)

Definition at line 1140 of file qgsgeometry.h.

◆ JoinStyle

Join styles for buffers.

Enumerator
JoinStyleRound 

Use rounded joins.

JoinStyleMiter 

Use mitered joins.

JoinStyleBevel 

Use beveled joins.

Definition at line 1149 of file qgsgeometry.h.

◆ OperationResult

Success or failure of a geometry operation.

This gives details about cause of failure.

Enumerator
Success 

Operation succeeded.

NothingHappened 

Nothing happened, without any error.

InvalidBaseGeometry 

The base geometry on which the operation is done is invalid or empty.

InvalidInputGeometryType 

The input geometry (ring, part, split line, etc.) has not the correct geometry type.

SelectionIsEmpty 

No features were selected.

SelectionIsGreaterThanOne 

More than one features were selected.

GeometryEngineError 

Geometry engine misses a method implemented or an error occurred in the geometry engine.

LayerNotEditable 

Cannot edit layer.

AddPartSelectedGeometryNotFound 

The selected geometry cannot be found.

AddPartNotMultiGeometry 

The source geometry is not multi.

AddRingNotClosed 

The input ring is not closed.

AddRingNotValid 

The input ring is not valid.

AddRingCrossesExistingRings 

The input ring crosses existing rings (it is not disjoint)

AddRingNotInExistingFeature 

The input ring doesn't have any existing ring to fit into.

SplitCannotSplitPoint 

Cannot split points.

Definition at line 135 of file qgsgeometry.h.

◆ ValidationMethod

Available methods for validating geometries.

Since
QGIS 3.0
Enumerator
ValidatorQgisInternal 

Use internal QgsGeometryValidator method.

ValidatorGeos 

Use GEOS validation methods.

Definition at line 2112 of file qgsgeometry.h.

◆ ValidityFlag

Validity check flags.

Enumerator
FlagAllowSelfTouchingHoles 

Indicates that self-touching holes are permitted. OGC validity states that self-touching holes are NOT permitted, whilst other vendor validity checks (e.g. ESRI) permit self-touching holes.

Definition at line 367 of file qgsgeometry.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ QgsGeometry() [1/4]

QgsGeometry::QgsGeometry ( )

Constructor.

Definition at line 58 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ QgsGeometry() [2/4]

QgsGeometry::QgsGeometry ( const QgsGeometry other)

Copy constructor will prompt a deep copy of the object.

Definition at line 83 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ QgsGeometry() [3/4]

QgsGeometry::QgsGeometry ( QgsAbstractGeometry geom)
explicit

Creates a geometry from an abstract geometry object.

Ownership of geom is transferred.

Since
QGIS 2.10

Definition at line 69 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ QgsGeometry() [4/4]

QgsGeometry::QgsGeometry ( std::unique_ptr< QgsAbstractGeometry geom)
explicit

Creates a geometry from an abstract geometry object.

Ownership of geom is transferred.

Note
Not available in Python bindings

Definition at line 76 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ ~QgsGeometry()

QgsGeometry::~QgsGeometry ( )
virtual

Definition at line 63 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

Member Function Documentation

◆ addPart() [1/4]

QgsGeometry::OperationResult QgsGeometry::addPart ( const QgsGeometry newPart)

Adds a new island polygon to a multipolygon feature.

Returns
OperationResult a result code: success or reason of failure
Note
available in python bindings as addPartGeometry

Definition at line 752 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ addPart() [2/4]

Adds a new part to a the geometry.

Parameters
pointspoints describing part to add
geomTypedefault geometry type to create if no existing geometry
Returns
OperationResult a result code: success or reason of failure

Definition at line 706 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ addPart() [3/4]

QgsGeometry::OperationResult QgsGeometry::addPart ( const QVector< QgsPointXY > &  points,
QgsWkbTypes::GeometryType  geomType = QgsWkbTypes::UnknownGeometry 
)

Adds a new part to a the geometry.

Parameters
pointspoints describing part to add
geomTypedefault geometry type to create if no existing geometry
Returns
OperationResult a result code: success or reason of failure

Definition at line 699 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ addPart() [4/4]

Adds a new part to this geometry.

Parameters
partpart to add (ownership is transferred)
geomTypedefault geometry type to create if no existing geometry
Returns
OperationResult a result code: success or reason of failure

Definition at line 722 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ addRing() [1/2]

QgsGeometry::OperationResult QgsGeometry::addRing ( const QVector< QgsPointXY > &  ring)

Adds a new ring to this geometry.

This makes only sense for polygon and multipolygons.

Parameters
ringThe ring to be added
Returns
OperationResult a result code: success or reason of failure

Definition at line 680 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ addRing() [2/2]

QgsGeometry::OperationResult QgsGeometry::addRing ( QgsCurve ring)

Adds a new ring to this geometry.

This makes only sense for polygon and multipolygons.

Parameters
ringThe ring to be added
Returns
OperationResult a result code: success or reason of failure

Definition at line 686 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ adjacentVertices()

void QgsGeometry::adjacentVertices ( int  atVertex,
int &  beforeVertex,
int &  afterVertex 
) const

Returns the indexes of the vertices before and after the given vertex index.

This function takes into account the following factors:

If the given vertex index is at the end of a linestring,

the adjacent index will be -1 (for "no adjacent vertex")

If the given vertex index is at the end of a linear ring

(such as in a polygon), the adjacent index will take into account the first vertex is equal to the last vertex (and will skip equal vertex positions).

Definition at line 446 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ angleAtVertex()

double QgsGeometry::angleAtVertex ( int  vertex) const

Returns the bisector angle for this geometry at the specified vertex.

Parameters
vertexvertex index to calculate bisector angle at
Returns
bisector angle, in radians clockwise from north
See also
interpolateAngle()
Since
QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 430 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ area()

double QgsGeometry::area ( ) const

Returns the planar, 2-dimensional area of the geometry.

Warning
QgsGeometry objects are inherently Cartesian/planar geometries, and the area returned by this method is calculated using strictly Cartesian mathematics. In contrast, the QgsDistanceArea class exposes methods for calculating the areas of geometries using geodesic calculations which account for the curvature of the Earth (or any other celestial body).
See also
length()
Since
QGIS 1.5

Definition at line 1760 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ asGeometryCollection()

QVector< QgsGeometry > QgsGeometry::asGeometryCollection ( ) const

Returns contents of the geometry as a list of geometries.

Since
QGIS 1.1

Definition at line 2517 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ asJson()

QString QgsGeometry::asJson ( int  precision = 17) const

Exports the geometry to a GeoJSON string.

Definition at line 1297 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ asJsonObject()

json QgsGeometry::asJsonObject ( int  precision = 17) const
virtual

Exports the geometry to a json object.

Note
not available in Python bindings
Since
QGIS 3.8

Definition at line 1302 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ asMultiPoint()

QgsMultiPointXY QgsGeometry::asMultiPoint ( ) const

Returns the contents of the geometry as a multi-point.

Any z or m values present in the geometry will be discarded.

Warning
If the geometry is not a multi-point type, an empty list will be returned.

Definition at line 1640 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ asMultiPolygon()

QgsMultiPolygonXY QgsGeometry::asMultiPolygon ( ) const

Returns the contents of the geometry as a multi-polygon.

Any z or m values present in the geometry will be discarded. If the geometry is a curved polygon type (such as a MultiSurface), it will be automatically segmentized.

Warning
If the geometry is not a multi-polygon (or multi-curve polygon) type, an empty list will be returned.

Definition at line 1717 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ asMultiPolyline()

QgsMultiPolylineXY QgsGeometry::asMultiPolyline ( ) const

Returns the contents of the geometry as a multi-linestring.

Any z or m values present in the geometry will be discarded. If the geometry is a curved line type (such as a MultiCurve), it will be automatically segmentized.

Warning
If the geometry is not a multi-linestring (or multi-curve linestring) type, an empty list will be returned.

Definition at line 1664 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ asPoint()

QgsPointXY QgsGeometry::asPoint ( ) const

Returns the contents of the geometry as a 2-dimensional point.

Any z or m values present in the geometry will be discarded.

Warning
If the geometry is not a single-point type, an empty QgsPointXY() will be returned.

Definition at line 1544 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ asPolygon()

QgsPolygonXY QgsGeometry::asPolygon ( ) const

Returns the contents of the geometry as a polygon.

Any z or m values present in the geometry will be discarded. If the geometry is a curved polygon type (such as a CurvePolygon), it will be automatically segmentized.

Warning
If the geometry is not a single-polygon (or single-curve polygon) type, an empty list will be returned.

Definition at line 1605 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ asPolyline()

QgsPolylineXY QgsGeometry::asPolyline ( ) const

Returns the contents of the geometry as a polyline.

Any z or m values present in the geometry will be discarded. If the geometry is a curved line type (such as a CircularString), it will be automatically segmentized.

Warning
If the geometry is not a single-line (or single-curve) type, an empty list will be returned.

Definition at line 1559 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ asQPointF()

QPointF QgsGeometry::asQPointF ( ) const

Returns contents of the geometry as a QPointF if wkbType is WKBPoint, otherwise returns a null QPointF.

Since
QGIS 2.7

Definition at line 2543 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ asQPolygonF()

QPolygonF QgsGeometry::asQPolygonF ( ) const

Returns contents of the geometry as a QPolygonF.

If geometry is a linestring, then the result will be an open QPolygonF. If the geometry is a polygon, then the result will be a closed QPolygonF of the geometry's exterior ring.

If the geometry is a multi-part geometry, then only the first part will be considered when converting to a QPolygonF.

Since
QGIS 2.7

Definition at line 2549 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ asWkb()

QByteArray QgsGeometry::asWkb ( QgsAbstractGeometry::WkbFlags  flags = QgsAbstractGeometry::WkbFlags()) const

Export the geometry to WKB.

The optional flags argument specifies flags controlling WKB export behavior (since QGIS 3.14).

Since
QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 2512 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ asWkt()

QString QgsGeometry::asWkt ( int  precision = 17) const

Exports the geometry to WKT.

Returns
true in case of success and false else
Note
precision parameter added in QGIS 2.4

Definition at line 1288 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ avoidIntersections()

int QgsGeometry::avoidIntersections ( const QList< QgsVectorLayer * > &  avoidIntersectionsLayers,
const QHash< QgsVectorLayer *, QSet< QgsFeatureId > > &  ignoreFeatures = ( QHash<QgsVectorLayer *, QSet<QgsFeatureId> >() ) 
)

Modifies geometry to avoid intersections with the layers specified in project properties.

Parameters
avoidIntersectionsLayerslist of layers to check for intersections
ignoreFeaturespossibility to give a list of features where intersections should be ignored (not available in Python bindings)
Returns
0 in case of success, 1 if geometry is not of polygon type, 2 if avoid intersection would change the geometry type, 3 other error during intersection removal
Since
QGIS 1.5

Definition at line 2599 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ boundingBox()

QgsRectangle QgsGeometry::boundingBox ( ) const

Returns the bounding box of the geometry.

See also
orientedMinimumBoundingBox()

Definition at line 996 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ boundingBoxIntersects() [1/2]

bool QgsGeometry::boundingBoxIntersects ( const QgsGeometry geometry) const

Returns true if the bounding box of this geometry intersects with the bounding box of another geometry.

Since this test only considers the bounding box of the geometries, is is very fast to calculate and handles invalid geometries.

See also
intersects()
Since
QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 1174 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ boundingBoxIntersects() [2/2]

bool QgsGeometry::boundingBoxIntersects ( const QgsRectangle rectangle) const

Returns true if the bounding box of this geometry intersects with a rectangle.

Since this test only considers the bounding box of the geometry, is is very fast to calculate and handles invalid geometries.

See also
intersects()
Since
QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 1157 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ buffer() [1/2]

QgsGeometry QgsGeometry::buffer ( double  distance,
int  segments 
) const

Returns a buffer region around this geometry having the given width and with a specified number of segments used to approximate curves.

See also
singleSidedBuffer()
taperedBuffer()

Definition at line 1904 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ buffer() [2/2]

QgsGeometry QgsGeometry::buffer ( double  distance,
int  segments,
EndCapStyle  endCapStyle,
JoinStyle  joinStyle,
double  miterLimit 
) const

Returns a buffer region around the geometry, with additional style options.

Parameters
distancebuffer distance
segmentsfor round joins, number of segments to approximate quarter-circle
endCapStyleend cap style
joinStylejoin style for corners in geometry
miterLimitlimit on the miter ratio used for very sharp corners (JoinStyleMiter only)
See also
singleSidedBuffer()
taperedBuffer()
Since
QGIS 2.4

Definition at line 1923 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ centroid()

QgsGeometry QgsGeometry::centroid ( ) const

Returns the center of mass of a geometry.

If the input is a NULL geometry, the output will also be a NULL geometry.

If an error was encountered while creating the result, more information can be retrieved by calling lastError() on the returned geometry.

Note
for line based geometries, the center point of the line is returned, and for point based geometries, the point itself is returned
See also
pointOnSurface()
poleOfInaccessibility()

Definition at line 2138 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ clipped()

QgsGeometry QgsGeometry::clipped ( const QgsRectangle rectangle)

Clips the geometry using the specified rectangle.

Performs a fast, non-robust intersection between the geometry and a rectangle. The returned geometry may be invalid.

Since
QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 2846 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ closestSegmentWithContext()

double QgsGeometry::closestSegmentWithContext ( const QgsPointXY point,
QgsPointXY minDistPoint,
int &  afterVertex,
int *  leftOf = nullptr,
double  epsilon = DEFAULT_SEGMENT_EPSILON 
) const

Searches for the closest segment of geometry to the given point.

Parameters
pointSpecifies the point for search
minDistPointReceives the nearest point on the segment
afterVertexReceives index of the vertex after the closest segment. The vertex before the closest segment is always afterVertex - 1
leftOfOut: Returns if the point lies on the left of left side of the geometry ( < 0 means left, > 0 means right, 0 indicates that the test was unsuccessful, e.g. for a point exactly on the line)
epsilonepsilon for segment snapping
Returns
The squared Cartesian distance is also returned in sqrDist, negative number on error

Definition at line 656 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ closestVertex()

QgsPointXY QgsGeometry::closestVertex ( const QgsPointXY point,
int &  atVertex,
int &  beforeVertex,
int &  afterVertex,
double &  sqrDist 
) const

Returns the vertex closest to the given point, the corresponding vertex index, squared distance snap point / target point and the indices of the vertices before and after the closest vertex.

Parameters
pointpoint to search for
atVertexwill be set to the vertex index of the closest found vertex
beforeVertexwill be set to the vertex index of the previous vertex from the closest one. Will be set to -1 if not present.
afterVertexwill be set to the vertex index of the next vertex after the closest one. Will be set to -1 if not present.
sqrDistwill be set to the square distance between the closest vertex and the specified point
Returns
closest point in geometry. If not found (empty geometry), returns null point and sqrDist is negative.

Definition at line 386 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ closestVertexWithContext()

double QgsGeometry::closestVertexWithContext ( const QgsPointXY point,
int &  atVertex 
) const

Searches for the closest vertex in this geometry to the given point.

Parameters
pointSpecifiest the point for search
atVertexReceives index of the closest vertex
Returns
The squared Cartesian distance is also returned in sqrDist, negative number on error

Definition at line 640 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ coerceToType()

QVector< QgsGeometry > QgsGeometry::coerceToType ( QgsWkbTypes::Type  type) const

Attempts to coerce this geometry into the specified destination type.

This method will do anything possible to force the current geometry into the specified type. E.g.

  • lines or polygons will be converted to points by return either a single multipoint geometry or multiple single point geometries.
  • polygons will be converted to lines by extracting their exterior and interior rings, returning either a multilinestring or multiple single line strings as dictated by type.
  • lines will be converted to polygon rings if type is a polygon type
  • curved geometries will be segmented if type is non-curved.
  • multi geometries will be converted to a list of single geometries
  • single geometries will be upgraded to multi geometries
  • z or m values will be added or dropped as required.
Note
This method is much stricter than convertToType(), as it considers the exact WKB type of geometries instead of the geometry family (point/line/polygon), and tries more exhaustively to coerce geometries to the desired type. It also correctly maintains curves and z/m values wherever appropriate.
Since
QGIS 3.14

Definition at line 1312 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ collectGeometry()

QgsGeometry QgsGeometry::collectGeometry ( const QVector< QgsGeometry > &  geometries)
static

Creates a new multipart geometry from a list of QgsGeometry objects.

Definition at line 247 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ combine()

QgsGeometry QgsGeometry::combine ( const QgsGeometry geometry) const

Returns a geometry representing all the points in this geometry and other (a union geometry operation).

If the input is a NULL geometry, the output will also be a NULL geometry.

If an error was encountered while creating the result, more information can be retrieved by calling lastError() on the returned geometry.

Note
this operation is not called union since its a reserved word in C++.

Definition at line 2402 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ compare() [1/3]

bool QgsGeometry::compare ( const QgsMultiPolygonXY p1,
const QgsMultiPolygonXY p2,
double  epsilon = 4 * std::numeric_limits<double>::epsilon() 
)
static

Compares two multipolygons for equality within a specified tolerance.

Parameters
p1first multipolygon
p2second multipolygon
epsilonmaximum difference for coordinates between the multipolygons
Returns
true if multipolygons have the same number of polygons, the polygons have the same number of rings, and each ring has the same number of points and all points are equal within the specified tolerance
Since
QGIS 2.9

Definition at line 3135 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ compare() [2/3]

bool QgsGeometry::compare ( const QgsPolygonXY p1,
const QgsPolygonXY p2,
double  epsilon = 4 * std::numeric_limits<double>::epsilon() 
)
static

Compares two polygons for equality within a specified tolerance.

Parameters
p1first polygon
p2second polygon
epsilonmaximum difference for coordinates between the polygons
Returns
true if polygons have the same number of rings, and each ring has the same number of points and all points are equal within the specified tolerance
Since
QGIS 2.9

Definition at line 3121 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ compare() [3/3]

bool QgsGeometry::compare ( const QgsPolylineXY p1,
const QgsPolylineXY p2,
double  epsilon = 4 * std::numeric_limits<double>::epsilon() 
)
static

Compares two polylines for equality within a specified tolerance.

Parameters
p1first polyline
p2second polyline
epsilonmaximum difference for coordinates between the polylines
Returns
true if polylines have the same number of points and all points are equal within the specified tolerance
Since
QGIS 2.9

Definition at line 3108 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ const_parts_begin()

QgsAbstractGeometry::const_part_iterator QgsGeometry::const_parts_begin ( ) const

Returns STL-style const iterator pointing to the first part of the geometry.

This method avoids a detach and is more efficient then parts_begin() for read only iteration.

Since
QGIS 3.6

Definition at line 1873 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ const_parts_end()

QgsAbstractGeometry::const_part_iterator QgsGeometry::const_parts_end ( ) const

Returns STL-style iterator pointing to the imaginary part after the last part of the geometry.

This method avoids a detach and is more efficient then parts_end() for read only iteration.

Since
QGIS 3.6

Definition at line 1880 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ constGet()

const QgsAbstractGeometry * QgsGeometry::constGet ( ) const

Returns a non-modifiable (const) reference to the underlying abstract geometry primitive.

This is much faster then calling the non-const get() method.

Note
In QGIS 2.x this method was named geometry().
See also
set()
get()
Since
QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 128 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ constParts()

QgsGeometryConstPartIterator QgsGeometry::constParts ( ) const

Returns Java-style iterator for traversal of parts of the geometry.

This iterator returns read-only references to parts and cannot be used to modify the parts.

Unlike parts(), this method does not force a detach and is more efficient if read-only iteration only is required.

Example

# print the WKT representation of each part in a multi-point geometry
geometry = QgsGeometry.fromWkt( 'MultiPoint( 0 0, 1 1, 2 2)' )
for part in geometry.constParts():
print(part.asWkt())
# single part geometries only have one part - this loop will iterate once only
geometry = QgsGeometry.fromWkt( 'LineString( 0 0, 10 10 )' )
for part in geometry.constParts():
print(part.asWkt())
# part iteration can also be combined with vertex iteration
geometry = QgsGeometry.fromWkt( 'MultiPolygon((( 0 0, 0 10, 10 10, 10 0, 0 0 ),( 5 5, 5 6, 6 6, 6 5, 5 5)),((20 2, 22 2, 22 4, 20 4, 20 2)))' )
for part in geometry.constParts():
for v in part.vertices():
print(v.x(), v.y())
See also
parts()
vertices()
Since
QGIS 3.6

Definition at line 1896 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ contains() [1/2]

bool QgsGeometry::contains ( const QgsGeometry geometry) const

Returns true if the geometry completely contains another geometry.

Since
QGIS 1.5

Definition at line 1197 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ contains() [2/2]

bool QgsGeometry::contains ( const QgsPointXY p) const

Returns true if the geometry contains the point p.

Definition at line 1184 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ convertGeometryCollectionToSubclass()

bool QgsGeometry::convertGeometryCollectionToSubclass ( QgsWkbTypes::GeometryType  geomType)

Converts geometry collection to a the desired geometry type subclass (multi-point, multi-linestring or multi-polygon).

Child geometries of different type are filtered out. Does nothing the geometry is not a geometry collection. May leave the geometry empty if none of the child geometries match the desired type.

Returns
true in case of success and false else
Since
QGIS 3.2

Definition at line 1507 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ convertPointList() [1/2]

void QgsGeometry::convertPointList ( const QgsPointSequence input,
QVector< QgsPointXY > &  output 
)
static

Downgrades a point list from QgsPoint to QgsPointXY.

Parameters
inputlist of QgsPoint objects to be downgraded
outputdestination for list of points converted to QgsPointXY

Definition at line 3029 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ convertPointList() [2/2]

void QgsGeometry::convertPointList ( const QVector< QgsPointXY > &  input,
QgsPointSequence output 
)
static

Upgrades a point list from QgsPointXY to QgsPoint.

Parameters
inputlist of QgsPointXY objects to be upgraded
outputdestination for list of points converted to QgsPoint

Definition at line 3020 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ convertToCurves()

QgsGeometry QgsGeometry::convertToCurves ( double  distanceTolerance = 1e-8,
double  angleTolerance = 1e-8 
) const

Attempts to convert a non-curved geometry into a curved geometry type (e.g.

LineString to CompoundCurve, Polygon to CurvePolygon).

The distanceTolerance specifies the maximum deviation allowed between the original location of vertices and where they would fall on the candidate curved geometry.

This method only consider a segments as suitable for replacing with an arc if the points are all regularly spaced on the candidate arc. The pointSpacingAngleTolerance parameter specifies the maximum angular deviation (in radians) allowed when testing for regular point spacing.

Note
The API is considered EXPERIMENTAL and can be changed without a notice
Since
QGIS 3.14

Definition at line 2131 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ convertToMultiType()

bool QgsGeometry::convertToMultiType ( )

Converts single type geometry into multitype geometry e.g.

a polygon into a multipolygon geometry with one polygon If it is already a multipart geometry, it will return true and not change the geometry.

Returns
true in case of success and false else

Definition at line 1453 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ convertToSingleType()

bool QgsGeometry::convertToSingleType ( )

Converts multi type geometry into single type geometry e.g.

a multipolygon into a polygon geometry. Only the first part of the multi geometry will be retained. If it is already a single part geometry, it will return true and not change the geometry.

Returns
true in case of success and false else

Definition at line 1485 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ convertToStraightSegment()

void QgsGeometry::convertToStraightSegment ( double  tolerance = M_PI / 180.,
QgsAbstractGeometry::SegmentationToleranceType  toleranceType = QgsAbstractGeometry::MaximumAngle 
)

Converts the geometry to straight line segments, if it is a curved geometry type.

Parameters
tolerancesegmentation tolerance
toleranceTypemaximum segmentation angle or maximum difference between approximation and curve
See also
requiresConversionToStraightSegments
Since
QGIS 2.10

Definition at line 2792 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ convertToType()

QgsGeometry QgsGeometry::convertToType ( QgsWkbTypes::GeometryType  destType,
bool  destMultipart = false 
) const

Try to convert the geometry to the requested type.

Parameters
destTypethe geometry type to be converted to
destMultipartdetermines if the output geometry will be multipart or not
Returns
the converted geometry or nullptr if the conversion fails.
Note
The coerceToType() method applies much stricter and more exhaustive attempts to convert between geometry types, and is recommended instead of this method. This method force drops curves and any z or m values present in the geometry.
Since
QGIS 2.2

Definition at line 1435 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ convexHull()

QgsGeometry QgsGeometry::convexHull ( ) const

Returns the smallest convex polygon that contains all the points in the geometry.

If the input is a NULL geometry, the output will also be a NULL geometry.

If an error was encountered while creating the result, more information can be retrieved by calling lastError() on the returned geometry.

Definition at line 2184 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ createGeometryEngine()

QgsGeometryEngine * QgsGeometry::createGeometryEngine ( const QgsAbstractGeometry geometry)
static

Creates and returns a new geometry engine.

Definition at line 3636 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ createPolygonFromQPolygonF()

QgsPolygonXY QgsGeometry::createPolygonFromQPolygonF ( const QPolygonF &  polygon)
static

Creates a QgsPolygonXYfrom a QPolygonF.

Parameters
polygonsource polygon
Returns
QgsPolygon
See also
createPolylineFromQPolygonF
Deprecated:
use QgsGeometry::fromQPolygonF() or QgsLineString::fromQPolygonF() instead.

Definition at line 3088 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ createPolylineFromQPolygonF()

QgsPolylineXY QgsGeometry::createPolylineFromQPolygonF ( const QPolygonF &  polygon)
static

Creates a QgsPolylineXY from a QPolygonF.

Parameters
polygonsource polygon
Returns
QgsPolylineXY
See also
createPolygonFromQPolygonF
Deprecated:
use QgsGeometry::fromQPolygonF() or QgsLineString::fromQPolygonF() instead.

Definition at line 3097 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ createWedgeBuffer()

QgsGeometry QgsGeometry::createWedgeBuffer ( const QgsPoint center,
double  azimuth,
double  angularWidth,
double  outerRadius,
double  innerRadius = 0 
)
static

Creates a wedge shaped buffer from a center point.

The azimuth gives the angle (in degrees) for the middle of the wedge to point. The buffer width (in degrees) is specified by the angularWidth parameter. Note that the wedge will extend to half of the angularWidth either side of the azimuth direction.

The outer radius of the buffer is specified via outerRadius, and optionally an innerRadius can also be specified.

The returned geometry will be a CurvePolygon geometry containing circular strings. It may need to be segmentized to convert to a standard Polygon geometry.

Since
QGIS 3.2

Definition at line 276 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ crosses()

bool QgsGeometry::crosses ( const QgsGeometry geometry) const

Returns true if the geometry crosses another geometry.

Since
QGIS 1.5

Definition at line 1276 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ delaunayTriangulation()

QgsGeometry QgsGeometry::delaunayTriangulation ( double  tolerance = 0.0,
bool  edgesOnly = false 
) const

Returns the Delaunay triangulation for the vertices of the geometry.

The tolerance parameter specifies an optional snapping tolerance which can be used to improve the robustness of the triangulation. If edgesOnly is true than line string boundary geometries will be returned instead of polygons. An empty geometry will be returned if the diagram could not be calculated.

Since
QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 2216 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ deletePart()

bool QgsGeometry::deletePart ( int  partNum)

Deletes part identified by the part number.

Returns
true on success
Since
QGIS 1.2

Definition at line 2581 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ deleteRing()

bool QgsGeometry::deleteRing ( int  ringNum,
int  partNum = 0 
)

Deletes a ring in polygon or multipolygon.

Ring 0 is outer ring and can't be deleted.

Returns
true on success
Since
QGIS 1.2

Definition at line 2569 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ deleteVertex()

bool QgsGeometry::deleteVertex ( int  atVertex)

Deletes the vertex at the given position number and item (first number is index 0)

Returns
false if atVertex does not correspond to a valid vertex on this geometry (including if this geometry is a Point), or if the number of remaining vertices in the linestring would be less than two. It is up to the caller to distinguish between these error conditions. (Or maybe we add another method to this object to help make the distinction?)

Definition at line 503 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ densifyByCount()

QgsGeometry QgsGeometry::densifyByCount ( int  extraNodesPerSegment) const

Returns a copy of the geometry which has been densified by adding the specified number of extra nodes within each segment of the geometry.

If the geometry has z or m values present then these will be linearly interpolated at the added nodes. Curved geometry types are automatically segmentized by this routine.

See also
densifyByDistance()
Since
QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 2117 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ densifyByDistance()

QgsGeometry QgsGeometry::densifyByDistance ( double  distance) const

Densifies the geometry by adding regularly placed extra nodes inside each segment so that the maximum distance between any two nodes does not exceed the specified distance.

E.g. specifying a distance 3 would cause the segment [0 0] -> [10 0] to be converted to [0 0] -> [2.5 0] -> [5 0] -> [7.5 0] -> [10 0], since 3 extra nodes are required on the segment and spacing these at 2.5 increments allows them to be evenly spaced over the segment. If the geometry has z or m values present then these will be linearly interpolated at the added nodes. Curved geometry types are automatically segmentized by this routine.

See also
densifyByCount()
Since
QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 2124 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ difference()

QgsGeometry QgsGeometry::difference ( const QgsGeometry geometry) const

Returns a geometry representing the points making up this geometry that do not make up other.

If the input is a NULL geometry, the output will also be a NULL geometry.

If an error was encountered while creating the result, more information can be retrieved by calling lastError() on the returned geometry.

Definition at line 2441 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ disjoint()

bool QgsGeometry::disjoint ( const QgsGeometry geometry) const

Returns true if the geometry is disjoint of another geometry.

Since
QGIS 1.5

Definition at line 1209 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ distance()

double QgsGeometry::distance ( const QgsGeometry geom) const

Returns the minimum distance between this geometry and another geometry.

Will return a negative value if either geometry is empty or null.

Warning
QgsGeometry objects are inherently Cartesian/planar geometries, and the distance returned by this method is calculated using strictly Cartesian mathematics.

Definition at line 1794 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ distanceToVertex()

double QgsGeometry::distanceToVertex ( int  vertex) const

Returns the distance along this geometry from its first vertex to the specified vertex.

Parameters
vertexvertex index to calculate distance to
Returns
distance to vertex (following geometry), or -1 for invalid vertex numbers
Warning
QgsGeometry objects are inherently Cartesian/planar geometries, and the distance returned by this method is calculated using strictly Cartesian mathematics.
Since
QGIS 2.16

Definition at line 414 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ draw()

void QgsGeometry::draw ( QPainter &  p) const

Draws the geometry onto a QPainter.

Parameters
pdestination QPainter
Since
QGIS 2.10

Definition at line 2865 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ equals()

bool QgsGeometry::equals ( const QgsGeometry geometry) const

Test if this geometry is exactly equal to another geometry.

This is a strict equality check, where the underlying geometries must have exactly the same type, component vertices and vertex order.

Calling this method is dramatically faster than the topological equality test performed by isGeosEqual().

Note
Comparing two null geometries will return false.
See also
isGeosEqual()
Since
QGIS 1.5

Definition at line 1221 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ extendLine()

QgsGeometry QgsGeometry::extendLine ( double  startDistance,
double  endDistance 
) const

Extends a (multi)line geometry by extrapolating out the start or end of the line by a specified distance.

Lines are extended using the bearing of the first or last segment in the line.

Since
QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 2058 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ extrude()

QgsGeometry QgsGeometry::extrude ( double  x,
double  y 
)

Returns an extruded version of this geometry.

Definition at line 2481 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ filterVertices()

void QgsGeometry::filterVertices ( const std::function< bool(const QgsPoint &) > &  filter)

Filters the vertices from the geometry in place, removing any which do not return true for the filter function check.

Has no effect when called on a single point geometry.

Depending on the filter used, this may result in an invalid geometry.

Note
Not available in Python bindings
Since
QGIS 3.2

Definition at line 3000 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ forceRHR()

QgsGeometry QgsGeometry::forceRHR ( ) const

Forces geometries to respect the Right-Hand-Rule, in which the area that is bounded by a polygon is to the right of the boundary.

In particular, the exterior ring is oriented in a clockwise direction and the interior rings in a counter-clockwise direction.

Since
QGIS 3.6

Definition at line 2628 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ fromMultiPointXY()

QgsGeometry QgsGeometry::fromMultiPointXY ( const QgsMultiPointXY multipoint)
static

Creates a new geometry from a QgsMultiPointXY object.

Definition at line 199 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ fromMultiPolygonXY()

QgsGeometry QgsGeometry::fromMultiPolygonXY ( const QgsMultiPolygonXY multipoly)
static

Creates a new geometry from a QgsMultiPolygon.

Definition at line 219 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ fromMultiPolylineXY()

QgsGeometry QgsGeometry::fromMultiPolylineXY ( const QgsMultiPolylineXY multiline)
static

Creates a new geometry from a QgsMultiPolylineXY object.

Definition at line 209 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ fromPointXY()

QgsGeometry QgsGeometry::fromPointXY ( const QgsPointXY point)
static

Creates a new geometry from a QgsPointXY object.

Definition at line 164 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ fromPolygonXY()

QgsGeometry QgsGeometry::fromPolygonXY ( const QgsPolygonXY polygon)
static

Creates a new geometry from a QgsPolygon.

Definition at line 189 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ fromPolyline()

QgsGeometry QgsGeometry::fromPolyline ( const QgsPolyline polyline)
static

Creates a new LineString geometry from a list of QgsPoint points.

This method will respect any Z or M dimensions present in the input points. E.g. if input points are PointZ type, the resultant linestring will be a LineStringZ type.

Since
QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 184 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ fromPolylineXY()

QgsGeometry QgsGeometry::fromPolylineXY ( const QgsPolylineXY polyline)
static

Creates a new LineString geometry from a list of QgsPointXY points.

Using fromPolyline() is preferred, as fromPolyline() is more efficient and will respect any Z or M dimensions present in the input points.

Note
In QGIS 2.x this method was available as fromPolyline().
See also
fromPolyline()
Since
QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 174 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ fromQPointF()

QgsGeometry QgsGeometry::fromQPointF ( QPointF  point)
static

Construct geometry from a QPointF.

Parameters
pointsource QPointF
Since
QGIS 2.7

Definition at line 3067 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ fromQPolygonF()

QgsGeometry QgsGeometry::fromQPolygonF ( const QPolygonF &  polygon)
static

Construct geometry from a QPolygonF.

If the polygon is closed than the resultant geometry will be a polygon, if it is open than the geometry will be a polyline.

Parameters
polygonsource QPolygonF
Since
QGIS 2.7

Definition at line 3072 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ fromRect()

QgsGeometry QgsGeometry::fromRect ( const QgsRectangle rect)
static

Creates a new geometry from a QgsRectangle.

Definition at line 229 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ fromWkb() [1/2]

void QgsGeometry::fromWkb ( const QByteArray &  wkb)

Set the geometry, feeding in the buffer containing OGC Well-Known Binary.

Since
QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 339 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ fromWkb() [2/2]

void QgsGeometry::fromWkb ( unsigned char *  wkb,
int  length 
)

Set the geometry, feeding in the buffer containing OGC Well-Known Binary and the buffer's length.

This class will take ownership of the buffer.

Note
not available in Python bindings

Definition at line 332 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ fromWkt()

QgsGeometry QgsGeometry::fromWkt ( const QString &  wkt)
static

Creates a new geometry from a WKT string.

Definition at line 154 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ get()

QgsAbstractGeometry * QgsGeometry::get ( )

Returns a modifiable (non-const) reference to the underlying abstract geometry primitive.

This method can be slow to call, as it may trigger a detachment of the geometry and a deep copy. Where possible, use constGet() instead.

Note
In QGIS 2.x this method was named geometry().
See also
constGet()
set()
Since
QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 133 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ hausdorffDistance()

double QgsGeometry::hausdorffDistance ( const QgsGeometry geom) const

Returns the Hausdorff distance between this geometry and geom.

This is basically a measure of how similar or dissimilar 2 geometries are.

This algorithm is an approximation to the standard Hausdorff distance. This approximation is exact or close enough for a large subset of useful cases. Examples of these are:

  • computing distance between Linestrings that are roughly parallel to each other, and roughly equal in length. This occurs in matching linear networks.
  • Testing similarity of geometries.

If the default approximate provided by this method is insufficient, use hausdorffDistanceDensify() instead.

In case of error -1 will be returned.

See also
hausdorffDistanceDensify()
Since
QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 1812 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ hausdorffDistanceDensify()

double QgsGeometry::hausdorffDistanceDensify ( const QgsGeometry geom,
double  densifyFraction 
) const

Returns the Hausdorff distance between this geometry and geom.

This is basically a measure of how similar or dissimilar 2 geometries are.

This function accepts a densifyFraction argument. The function performs a segment densification before computing the discrete Hausdorff distance. The densifyFraction parameter sets the fraction by which to densify each segment. Each segment will be split into a number of equal-length subsegments, whose fraction of the total length is closest to the given fraction.

This method can be used when the default approximation provided by hausdorffDistance() is not sufficient. Decreasing the densifyFraction parameter will make the distance returned approach the true Hausdorff distance for the geometries.

In case of error -1 will be returned.

See also
hausdorffDistance()
Since
QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 1824 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ insertVertex() [1/2]

bool QgsGeometry::insertVertex ( const QgsPoint point,
int  beforeVertex 
)

Insert a new vertex before the given vertex index, ring and item (first number is index 0) If the requested vertex number (beforeVertex.back()) is greater than the last actual vertex on the requested ring and item, it is assumed that the vertex is to be appended instead of inserted.

Returns false if atVertex does not correspond to a valid vertex on this geometry (including if this geometry is a Point). It is up to the caller to distinguish between these error conditions. (Or maybe we add another method to this object to help make the distinction?)

Definition at line 562 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ insertVertex() [2/2]

bool QgsGeometry::insertVertex ( double  x,
double  y,
int  beforeVertex 
)

Insert a new vertex before the given vertex index, ring and item (first number is index 0) If the requested vertex number (beforeVertex.back()) is greater than the last actual vertex on the requested ring and item, it is assumed that the vertex is to be appended instead of inserted.

Returns false if atVertex does not correspond to a valid vertex on this geometry (including if this geometry is a Point). It is up to the caller to distinguish between these error conditions. (Or maybe we add another method to this object to help make the distinction?)

Definition at line 536 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ interpolate()

QgsGeometry QgsGeometry::interpolate ( double  distance) const

Returns an interpolated point on the geometry at the specified distance.

If the original geometry is a polygon type, the boundary of the polygon will be used during interpolation. If the original geometry is a point type, a null geometry will be returned.

If z or m values are present, the output z and m will be interpolated using the existing vertices' z or m values.

If the input is a NULL geometry, the output will also be a NULL geometry.

See also
lineLocatePoint()
Since
QGIS 2.0

Definition at line 2257 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ interpolateAngle()

double QgsGeometry::interpolateAngle ( double  distance) const

Returns the angle parallel to the linestring or polygon boundary at the specified distance along the geometry.

Angles are in radians, clockwise from north. If the distance coincides precisely at a node then the average angle from the segment either side of the node is returned.

Parameters
distancedistance along geometry
See also
angleAtVertex()
Since
QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 2326 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ intersection()

QgsGeometry QgsGeometry::intersection ( const QgsGeometry geometry) const

Returns a geometry representing the points shared by this geometry and other.

If the input is a NULL geometry, the output will also be a NULL geometry.

If an error was encountered while creating the result, more information can be retrieved by calling lastError() on the returned geometry.

Definition at line 2380 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ intersects() [1/2]

bool QgsGeometry::intersects ( const QgsGeometry geometry) const

Returns true if this geometry exactly intersects with another geometry.

This test is exact and can be slow for complex geometries.

The GEOS library is used to perform the intersection test. Geometries which are not valid may return incorrect results.

See also
boundingBoxIntersects()

Definition at line 1145 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ intersects() [2/2]

bool QgsGeometry::intersects ( const QgsRectangle rectangle) const

Returns true if this geometry exactly intersects with a rectangle.

This test is exact and can be slow for complex geometries.

The GEOS library is used to perform the intersection test. Geometries which are not valid may return incorrect results.

See also
boundingBoxIntersects()

Definition at line 1129 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ isEmpty()

bool QgsGeometry::isEmpty ( ) const

Returns true if the geometry is empty (eg a linestring with no vertices, or a collection with no geometries).

A null geometry will always return true for isEmpty().

See also
isNull()

Definition at line 367 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ isGeosEqual()

bool QgsGeometry::isGeosEqual ( const QgsGeometry g) const

Compares the geometry with another geometry using GEOS.

This method performs a slow, topological check, where geometries are considered equal if all of the their component edges overlap. E.g. lines with the same vertex locations but opposite direction will be considered equal by this method.

Consider using the much faster, stricter equality test performed by equals() instead.

Note
Comparing two null geometries will return false.
See also
equals()
Since
QGIS 1.5

Definition at line 2731 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ isGeosValid()

bool QgsGeometry::isGeosValid ( QgsGeometry::ValidityFlags  flags = QgsGeometry::ValidityFlags()) const

Checks validity of the geometry using GEOS.

The flags parameter indicates optional flags which control the type of validity checking performed.

Since
QGIS 1.5

Definition at line 2711 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ isMultipart()

bool QgsGeometry::isMultipart ( ) const

Returns true if WKB of the geometry is of WKBMulti* type.

Definition at line 377 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ isNull()

bool QgsGeometry::isNull ( ) const

Returns true if the geometry is null (ie, contains no underlying geometry accessible via geometry() ).

See also
get
isEmpty()
Since
QGIS 2.10

Definition at line 149 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ isSimple()

bool QgsGeometry::isSimple ( ) const

Determines whether the geometry is simple (according to OGC definition), i.e.

it has no anomalous geometric points, such as self-intersection or self-tangency. Uses GEOS library for the test.

Note
This is useful mainly for linestrings and linear rings. Polygons are simple by definition, for checking anomalies in polygon geometries one can use isGeosValid().
Since
QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 2721 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ lastError()

QString QgsGeometry::lastError ( ) const

Returns an error string referring to the last error encountered either when this geometry was created or when an operation was performed on the geometry.

Since
QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 2995 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ length()

double QgsGeometry::length ( ) const

Returns the planar, 2-dimensional length of geometry.

Warning
QgsGeometry objects are inherently Cartesian/planar geometries, and the length returned by this method is calculated using strictly Cartesian mathematics. In contrast, the QgsDistanceArea class exposes methods for calculating the lengths of geometries using geodesic calculations which account for the curvature of the Earth (or any other celestial body).
See also
area()
Since
QGIS 1.5

Definition at line 1783 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ lineLocatePoint()

double QgsGeometry::lineLocatePoint ( const QgsGeometry point) const

Returns a distance representing the location along this linestring of the closest point on this linestring geometry to the specified point.

Ie, the returned value indicates how far along this linestring you need to traverse to get to the closest location where this linestring comes to the specified point.

Parameters
pointpoint to seek proximity to
Returns
distance along line, or -1 on error
Note
only valid for linestring geometries
See also
interpolate()
Since
QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 2307 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ makeDifference()

QgsGeometry QgsGeometry::makeDifference ( const QgsGeometry other) const

Returns the geometry formed by modifying this geometry such that it does not intersect the other geometry.

Parameters
othergeometry that should not be intersect
Returns
difference geometry, or empty geometry if difference could not be calculated
Since
QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 975 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ makeDifferenceInPlace()

int QgsGeometry::makeDifferenceInPlace ( const QgsGeometry other)

Changes this geometry such that it does not intersect the other geometry.

Parameters
othergeometry that should not be intersect
Note
Not available in Python

Definition at line 955 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ makeValid()

QgsGeometry QgsGeometry::makeValid ( ) const

Attempts to make an invalid geometry valid without losing vertices.

Already-valid geometries are returned without further intervention. In case of full or partial dimensional collapses, the output geometry may be a collection of lower-to-equal dimension geometries or a geometry of lower dimension. Single polygons may become multi-geometries in case of self-intersections. It preserves Z values, but M values will be dropped.

If an error was encountered during the process, more information can be retrieved by calling lastError() on the returned geometry.

Returns
new valid QgsGeometry or null geometry on error
Note
Ported from PostGIS ST_MakeValid() and it should return equivalent results.
Since
QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 2615 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ mapToPixel()

void QgsGeometry::mapToPixel ( const QgsMapToPixel mtp)

Transforms the geometry from map units to pixels in place.

Parameters
mtpmap to pixel transform
Since
QGIS 2.10

Definition at line 2837 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ mergeLines()

QgsGeometry QgsGeometry::mergeLines ( ) const

Merges any connected lines in a LineString/MultiLineString geometry and converts them to single line strings.

Returns
a LineString or MultiLineString geometry, with any connected lines joined. An empty geometry will be returned if the input geometry was not a MultiLineString geometry.
Since
QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 2421 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ minimalEnclosingCircle() [1/2]

QgsGeometry QgsGeometry::minimalEnclosingCircle ( QgsPointXY center,
double &  radius,
unsigned int  segments = 36 
) const

Returns the minimal enclosing circle for the geometry.

Parameters
centerCenter of the minimal enclosing circle returneds
radiusRadius of the minimal enclosing circle returned
segmentsNumber of segments used to segment geometry.
See also
QgsEllipse::toPolygon()
Returns
the minimal enclosing circle as a QGIS geometry
Since
QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 1069 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ minimalEnclosingCircle() [2/2]

QgsGeometry QgsGeometry::minimalEnclosingCircle ( unsigned int  segments = 36) const

Returns the minimal enclosing circle for the geometry.

Parameters
segmentsNumber of segments used to segment geometry.
See also
QgsEllipse::toPolygon()
Since
QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 1096 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ moveVertex() [1/2]

bool QgsGeometry::moveVertex ( const QgsPoint p,
int  atVertex 
)

Moves the vertex at the given position number and item (first number is index 0) to the given coordinates.

Returns false if atVertex does not correspond to a valid vertex on this geometry

Definition at line 485 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ moveVertex() [2/2]

bool QgsGeometry::moveVertex ( double  x,
double  y,
int  atVertex 
)

Moves the vertex at the given position number and item (first number is index 0) to the given coordinates.

Returns false if atVertex does not correspond to a valid vertex on this geometry

Definition at line 467 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ nearestPoint()

QgsGeometry QgsGeometry::nearestPoint ( const QgsGeometry other) const

Returns the nearest point on this geometry to another geometry.

See also
shortestLine()
Since
QGIS 2.14

Definition at line 610 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ offsetCurve()

QgsGeometry QgsGeometry::offsetCurve ( double  distance,
int  segments,
JoinStyle  joinStyle,
double  miterLimit 
) const

Returns an offset line at a given distance and side from an input line.

Parameters
distancebuffer distance
segmentsfor round joins, number of segments to approximate quarter-circle
joinStylejoin style for corners in geometry
miterLimitlimit on the miter ratio used for very sharp corners (JoinStyleMiter only)
Since
QGIS 2.4

Definition at line 1942 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ operator QVariant()

QgsGeometry::operator QVariant ( ) const
inline

Allows direct construction of QVariants from geometry.

Definition at line 2468 of file qgsgeometry.h.

◆ operator=()

QgsGeometry & QgsGeometry::operator= ( QgsGeometry const &  rhs)

Creates a deep copy of the object.

Note
not available in Python bindings

Definition at line 90 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ orientedMinimumBoundingBox() [1/2]

QgsGeometry QgsGeometry::orientedMinimumBoundingBox ( ) const

Returns the oriented minimum bounding box for the geometry, which is the smallest (by area) rotated rectangle which fully encompasses the geometry.

If an error was encountered while creating the result, more information can be retrieved by calling lastError() on the returned geometry.

Since
QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 1015 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ orientedMinimumBoundingBox() [2/2]

QgsGeometry QgsGeometry::orientedMinimumBoundingBox ( double &  area,
double &  angle,
double &  width,
double &  height 
) const

Returns the oriented minimum bounding box for the geometry, which is the smallest (by area) rotated rectangle which fully encompasses the geometry.

The area, angle (clockwise in degrees from North), width and height of the rotated bounding box will also be returned.

If an error was encountered while creating the result, more information can be retrieved by calling lastError() on the returned geometry.

See also
boundingBox()
Since
QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 1005 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ orthogonalize()

QgsGeometry QgsGeometry::orthogonalize ( double  tolerance = 1.0E-8,
int  maxIterations = 1000,
double  angleThreshold = 15.0 
) const

Attempts to orthogonalize a line or polygon geometry by shifting vertices to make the geometries angles either right angles or flat lines.

This is an iterative algorithm which will loop until either the vertices are within a specified tolerance of right angles or a set number of maximum iterations is reached. The angle threshold parameter specifies how close to a right angle or straight line an angle must be before it is attempted to be straightened.

Since
QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 1104 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ overlaps()

bool QgsGeometry::overlaps ( const QgsGeometry geometry) const

Returns true if the geometry overlaps another geometry.

Since
QGIS 1.5

Definition at line 1252 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ parts()

QgsGeometryPartIterator QgsGeometry::parts ( )

Returns Java-style iterator for traversal of parts of the geometry.

This iterator can safely be used to modify parts of the geometry.

This method forces a detach. Use constParts() to avoid the detach if the parts are not going to be modified.

Example

# print the WKT representation of each part in a multi-point geometry
geometry = QgsGeometry.fromWkt( 'MultiPoint( 0 0, 1 1, 2 2)' )
for part in geometry.parts():
print(part.asWkt())
# single part geometries only have one part - this loop will iterate once only
geometry = QgsGeometry.fromWkt( 'LineString( 0 0, 10 10 )' )
for part in geometry.parts():
print(part.asWkt())
# parts can be modified during the iteration
geometry = QgsGeometry.fromWkt( 'MultiPoint( 0 0, 1 1, 2 2)' )
for part in geometry.parts():
part.transform(ct)
# part iteration can also be combined with vertex iteration
geometry = QgsGeometry.fromWkt( 'MultiPolygon((( 0 0, 0 10, 10 10, 10 0, 0 0 ),( 5 5, 5 6, 6 6, 6 5, 5 5)),((20 2, 22 2, 22 4, 20 4, 20 2)))' )
for part in geometry.parts():
for v in part.vertices():
print(v.x(), v.y())
See also
constParts()
vertices()
Since
QGIS 3.6

Definition at line 1887 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ parts_begin()

QgsAbstractGeometry::part_iterator QgsGeometry::parts_begin ( )

Returns STL-style iterator pointing to the first part of the geometry.

This method forces a detach. Use const_parts_begin() to avoid the detach if the parts are not going to be modified.

Since
QGIS 3.6

Definition at line 1857 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ parts_end()

QgsAbstractGeometry::part_iterator QgsGeometry::parts_end ( )

Returns STL-style iterator pointing to the imaginary part after the last part of the geometry.

This method forces a detach. Use const_parts_begin() to avoid the detach if the parts are not going to be modified.

Since
QGIS 3.6

Definition at line 1866 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ pointOnSurface()

QgsGeometry QgsGeometry::pointOnSurface ( ) const

Returns a point guaranteed to lie on the surface of a geometry.

While the centroid() of a geometry may be located outside of the geometry itself (e.g., for concave shapes), the point on surface will always be inside the geometry.

If the input is a NULL geometry, the output will also be a NULL geometry.

If an error was encountered while creating the result, more information can be retrieved by calling lastError() on the returned geometry.

See also
centroid()
poleOfInaccessibility()

Definition at line 2162 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ poleOfInaccessibility()

QgsGeometry QgsGeometry::poleOfInaccessibility ( double  precision,
double *  distanceToBoundary = nullptr 
) const

Calculates the approximate pole of inaccessibility for a surface, which is the most distant internal point from the boundary of the surface.

This function uses the 'polylabel' algorithm (Vladimir Agafonkin, 2016), which is an iterative approach guaranteed to find the true pole of inaccessibility within a specified tolerance. More precise tolerances require more iterations and will take longer to calculate. Optionally, the distance to the polygon boundary from the pole can be stored.

See also
centroid()
pointOnSurface()
Since
QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 2177 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ polygonize()

QgsGeometry QgsGeometry::polygonize ( const QVector< QgsGeometry > &  geometries)
static

Creates a GeometryCollection geometry containing possible polygons formed from the constituent linework of a set of geometries.

The input geometries must be fully noded (i.e. nodes exist at every common intersection of the geometries). The easiest way to ensure this is to first call unaryUnion() on the set of input geometries and then pass the result to polygonize(). An empty geometry will be returned in the case of errors.

Since
QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 2773 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ randomPointsInPolygon() [1/2]

QVector< QgsPointXY > QgsGeometry::randomPointsInPolygon ( int  count,
const std::function< bool(const QgsPointXY &) > &  acceptPoint,
unsigned long  seed = 0,
QgsFeedback feedback = nullptr,
int  maxTriesPerPoint = 0 
) const

Returns a list of count random points generated inside a (multi)polygon geometry (if acceptPoint is specified, and restrictive, the number of points returned may be less than count).

Optionally, a specific random seed can be used when generating points. If seed is 0, then a completely random sequence of points will be generated.

If the source geometry is not a (multi)polygon, an empty list will be returned.

The optional feedback argument can be used to provide cancellation support during the point generation.

The acceptPoint function is used to filter result candidates. If the function returns false, then the point will not be accepted and another candidate generated.

When acceptPoint is specified, maxTriesPerPoint defines how many attempts to make before giving up generating a point.

Since
QGIS 3.10

◆ randomPointsInPolygon() [2/2]

QVector< QgsPointXY > QgsGeometry::randomPointsInPolygon ( int  count,
unsigned long  seed = 0,
QgsFeedback feedback = nullptr 
) const

Returns a list of count random points generated inside a (multi)polygon geometry.

Optionally, a specific random seed can be used when generating points. If seed is 0, then a completely random sequence of points will be generated.

If the source geometry is not a (multi)polygon, an empty list will be returned.

The optional feedback argument can be used to provide cancellation support during the point generation.

Since
QGIS 3.10

◆ removeDuplicateNodes()

bool QgsGeometry::removeDuplicateNodes ( double  epsilon = 4 * std::numeric_limits<double>::epsilon(),
bool  useZValues = false 
)

Removes duplicate nodes from the geometry, wherever removing the nodes does not result in a degenerate geometry.

The epsilon parameter specifies the tolerance for coordinates when determining that vertices are identical.

By default, z values are not considered when detecting duplicate nodes. E.g. two nodes with the same x and y coordinate but different z values will still be considered duplicate and one will be removed. If useZValues is true, then the z values are also tested and nodes with the same x and y but different z will be maintained.

Note that duplicate nodes are not tested between different parts of a multipart geometry. E.g. a multipoint geometry with overlapping points will not be changed by this method.

The function will return true if nodes were removed, or false if no duplicate nodes were found.

Since
QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 1120 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ removeInteriorRings()

QgsGeometry QgsGeometry::removeInteriorRings ( double  minimumAllowedArea = -1) const

Removes the interior rings from a (multi)polygon geometry.

If the minimumAllowedArea parameter is specified then only rings smaller than this minimum area will be removed.

Since
QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 766 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ requiresConversionToStraightSegments()

bool QgsGeometry::requiresConversionToStraightSegments ( ) const

Returns true if the geometry is a curved geometry type which requires conversion to display as straight line segments.

See also
convertToStraightSegment
Since
QGIS 2.10

Definition at line 2803 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ reshapeGeometry()

QgsGeometry::OperationResult QgsGeometry::reshapeGeometry ( const QgsLineString reshapeLineString)

Replaces a part of this geometry with another line.

Returns
OperationResult a result code: success or reason of failure

Definition at line 916 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ rotate()

QgsGeometry::OperationResult QgsGeometry::rotate ( double  rotation,
const QgsPointXY center 
)

Rotate this geometry around the Z axis.

Parameters
rotationclockwise rotation in degrees
centerrotation center
Returns
OperationResult a result code: success or reason of failure

Definition at line 815 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ set()

void QgsGeometry::set ( QgsAbstractGeometry geometry)

Sets the underlying geometry store.

Ownership of geometry is transferred.

Note
In QGIS 2.x this method was named setGeometry().
This method is deprecated for usage in Python and will be removed from Python bindings with QGIS 4. Using this method will confuse Python's memory management and type information system. Better create a new QgsGeometry object instead.
See also
get()
constGet()
Since
QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 139 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ shortestLine()

QgsGeometry QgsGeometry::shortestLine ( const QgsGeometry other) const

Returns the shortest line joining this geometry to another geometry.

See also
nearestPoint()
Warning
QgsGeometry objects are inherently Cartesian/planar geometries, and the line returned by this method is calculated using strictly Cartesian mathematics. See QgsDistanceArea for similar methods which account for the curvature of an ellipsoidal body such as the Earth.
Since
QGIS 2.14

Definition at line 625 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ simplify()

QgsGeometry QgsGeometry::simplify ( double  tolerance) const

Returns a simplified version of this geometry using a specified tolerance value.

Definition at line 2098 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ singleSidedBuffer()

QgsGeometry QgsGeometry::singleSidedBuffer ( double  distance,
int  segments,
BufferSide  side,
JoinStyle  joinStyle = JoinStyleRound,
double  miterLimit = 2.0 
) const

Returns a single sided buffer for a (multi)line geometry.

The buffer is only applied to one side of the line.

Parameters
distancebuffer distance
segmentsfor round joins, number of segments to approximate quarter-circle
sideside of geometry to buffer
joinStylejoin style for corners
miterLimitlimit on the miter ratio used for very sharp corners
Returns
buffered geometry, or an empty geometry if buffer could not be calculated
See also
buffer()
taperedBuffer()
Since
QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 2000 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ smooth()

QgsGeometry QgsGeometry::smooth ( unsigned int  iterations = 1,
double  offset = 0.25,
double  minimumDistance = -1.0,
double  maxAngle = 180.0 
) const

Smooths a geometry by rounding off corners using the Chaikin algorithm.

This operation roughly doubles the number of vertices in a geometry.

If input geometries contain Z or M values, these will also be smoothed and the output geometry will retain the same dimensionality as the input geometry.

Parameters
iterationsnumber of smoothing iterations to run. More iterations results in a smoother geometry
offsetfraction of line to create new vertices along, between 0 and 1.0, e.g., the default value of 0.25 will create new vertices 25% and 75% along each line segment of the geometry for each iteration. Smaller values result in "tighter" smoothing.
minimumDistanceminimum segment length to apply smoothing to
maxAnglemaximum angle at node (0-180) at which smoothing will be applied
Since
QGIS 2.9

Definition at line 3148 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ snappedToGrid()

QgsGeometry QgsGeometry::snappedToGrid ( double  hSpacing,
double  vSpacing,
double  dSpacing = 0,
double  mSpacing = 0 
) const

Returns a new geometry with all points or vertices snapped to the closest point of the grid.

If the gridified geometry could not be calculated (or was totally collapsed) an empty geometry will be returned. Note that snapping to grid may generate an invalid geometry in some corner cases. It can also be thought as rounding the edges and it may be useful for removing errors.

Parameters
hSpacingHorizontal spacing of the grid (x axis). 0 to disable.
vSpacingVertical spacing of the grid (y axis). 0 to disable.
dSpacingDepth spacing of the grid (z axis). 0 (default) to disable.
mSpacingCustom dimension spacing of the grid (m axis). 0 (default) to disable.
Since
3.0

Definition at line 1111 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ splitGeometry() [1/3]

QgsGeometry::OperationResult QgsGeometry::splitGeometry ( const QgsCurve curve,
QVector< QgsGeometry > &  newGeometries,
bool  preserveCircular,
bool  topological,
QgsPointSequence topologyTestPoints,
bool  splitFeature = true 
)

Splits this geometry according to a given curve.

Parameters
curvethe curve that splits the geometry
[out]newGeometrieslist of new geometries that have been created with the splitLine. If the geometry is 3D, a linear interpolation of the z value is performed on the geometry at split points, see example.
preserveCircularwhether if circular strings are preserved after splitting
topologicaltrue if topological editing is enabled
[out]topologyTestPointspoints that need to be tested for topological completeness in the dataset
splitFeatureSet to true if you want to split a feature, otherwise set to false to split parts
Returns
OperationResult a result code: success or reason of failure
Since
QGIS 3.16

Definition at line 896 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ splitGeometry() [2/3]

QgsGeometry::OperationResult QgsGeometry::splitGeometry ( const QgsPointSequence splitLine,
QVector< QgsGeometry > &  newGeometries,
bool  topological,
QgsPointSequence topologyTestPoints,
bool  splitFeature = true,
bool  skipIntersectionTest = false 
)

Splits this geometry according to a given line.

Parameters
splitLinethe line that splits the geometry
[out]newGeometrieslist of new geometries that have been created with the splitLine. If the geometry is 3D, a linear interpolation of the z value is performed on the geometry at split points, see example.
topologicaltrue if topological editing is enabled
[out]topologyTestPointspoints that need to be tested for topological completeness in the dataset
splitFeatureSet to true if you want to split a feature, otherwise set to false to split parts fix this bug?
skipIntersectionTestset to true to skip the potentially expensive initial intersection check. Only set this flag if an intersection test has already been performed by the caller! Not available in Python bindings.
Returns
OperationResult a result code: success or reason of failure

Example:

geometry = QgsGeometry.fromWkt('CompoundCurveZ ((2749546.2003820720128715 1262904.45356595050543547 100, 2749557.82053794478997588 1262920.05570670193992555 200))')
split_line = [QgsPoint(2749544.19, 1262914.79), QgsPoint(2749557.64, 1262897.30)]
result, new_geometries, point_xy = geometry.splitGeometry(split_line, False)
print(geometry.asWkt(2))
> LineStringZ (2749549.12 1262908.38 125.14, 2749557.82 1262920.06 200)

QGIS uses GEOS algorithm to split geometries. Using 3D points in GEOS will returns an interpolation value which is the mean between geometries. On the contrary, in our logic, the interpolation is a linear interpolation on the split point. By dropping Z/M value, GEOS will returns the expected result. See https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/issues/33489

Definition at line 840 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ splitGeometry() [3/3]

QgsGeometry::OperationResult QgsGeometry::splitGeometry ( const QVector< QgsPointXY > &  splitLine,
QVector< QgsGeometry > &  newGeometries,
bool  topological,
QVector< QgsPointXY > &  topologyTestPoints,
bool  splitFeature = true 
)

Splits this geometry according to a given line.

Parameters
splitLinethe line that splits the geometry
[out]newGeometrieslist of new geometries that have been created with the split
topologicaltrue if topological editing is enabled
[out]topologyTestPointspoints that need to be tested for topological completeness in the dataset
splitFeatureSet to true if you want to split a feature, otherwise set to false to split parts
Returns
OperationResult a result code: success or reason of failure
Deprecated:
since QGIS 3.12 - will be removed in QGIS 4.0. Use the variant which accepts QgsPoint objects instead of QgsPointXY.

Definition at line 831 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ sqrDistToVertexAt()

double QgsGeometry::sqrDistToVertexAt ( QgsPointXY &point  SIP_IN,
int  atVertex 
) const

Returns the squared Cartesian distance between the given point to the given vertex index (vertex at the given position number, ring and item (first number is index 0))

Definition at line 604 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ subdivide()

QgsGeometry QgsGeometry::subdivide ( int  maxNodes = 256) const

Subdivides the geometry.

The returned geometry will be a collection containing subdivided parts from the original geometry, where no part has more then the specified maximum number of nodes (maxNodes).

This is useful for dividing a complex geometry into less complex parts, which are better able to be spatially indexed and faster to perform further operations such as intersects on. The returned geometry parts may not be valid and may contain self-intersections.

The minimum allowed value for maxNodes is 8.

Curved geometries will be segmentized before subdivision.

If the input is a NULL geometry, the output will also be a NULL geometry.

If an error was encountered while creating the result, more information can be retrieved by calling lastError() on the returned geometry.

Since
QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 2230 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ symDifference()

QgsGeometry QgsGeometry::symDifference ( const QgsGeometry geometry) const

Returns a geometry representing the points making up this geometry that do not make up other.

If the input is a NULL geometry, the output will also be a NULL geometry.

If an error was encountered while creating the result, more information can be retrieved by calling lastError() on the returned geometry.

Definition at line 2461 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ taperedBuffer()

QgsGeometry QgsGeometry::taperedBuffer ( double  startWidth,
double  endWidth,
int  segments 
) const

Calculates a variable width buffer ("tapered buffer") for a (multi)curve geometry.

The buffer begins at a width of startWidth at the start of each curve, and ends at a width of endWidth. Note that unlike buffer() methods, startWidth and endWidth are the diameter of the buffer at these points, not the radius.

The segments argument specifies the number of segments to approximate quarter-circle curves in the buffer.

Non (multi)curve input geometries will return a null output geometry.

See also
buffer()
singleSidedBuffer()
variableWidthBufferByM()
Since
QGIS 3.2

Definition at line 2044 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ touches()

bool QgsGeometry::touches ( const QgsGeometry geometry) const

Returns true if the geometry touches another geometry.

Since
QGIS 1.5

Definition at line 1240 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ transform() [1/2]

QgsGeometry::OperationResult QgsGeometry::transform ( const QgsCoordinateTransform ct,
QgsCoordinateTransform::TransformDirection  direction = QgsCoordinateTransform::ForwardTransform,
bool  transformZ = false 
)

Transforms this geometry as described by the coordinate transform ct.

The transformation defaults to a forward transform, but the direction can be swapped by setting the direction argument.

By default, z-coordinates are not transformed, even if the coordinate transform includes a vertical datum transformation. To transform z-coordinates, set transformZ to true. This requires that the z coordinates in the geometry represent height relative to the vertical datum of the source CRS (generally ellipsoidal heights) and are expressed in its vertical units (generally meters).

Returns
OperationResult a result code: success or reason of failure

Definition at line 2813 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ transform() [2/2]

QgsGeometry::OperationResult QgsGeometry::transform ( const QTransform &  t,
double  zTranslate = 0.0,
double  zScale = 1.0,
double  mTranslate = 0.0,
double  mScale = 1.0 
)

Transforms the x and y components of the geometry using a QTransform object t.

Optionally, the geometry's z values can be scaled via zScale and translated via zTranslate. Similarly, m-values can be scaled via mScale and translated via mTranslate.

Returns
OperationResult a result code: success or reason of failure

Definition at line 2825 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ transformVertices()

void QgsGeometry::transformVertices ( const std::function< QgsPoint(const QgsPoint &) > &  transform)

Transforms the vertices from the geometry in place, applying the transform function to every vertex.

Depending on the transform used, this may result in an invalid geometry.

Transform functions are not permitted to alter the dimensionality of vertices. If a transform which adds (or removes) z/m values is desired, first call the corresponding addZValue() or addMValue() function to change the geometry's dimensionality and then transform.

Note
Not available in Python bindings
Since
QGIS 3.4

Definition at line 3010 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ translate()

QgsGeometry::OperationResult QgsGeometry::translate ( double  dx,
double  dy,
double  dz = 0.0,
double  dm = 0.0 
)

Translates this geometry by dx, dy, dz and dm.

Returns
OperationResult a result code: success or reason of failure

Definition at line 802 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ type()

QgsWkbTypes::GeometryType QgsGeometry::type ( ) const

Returns type of the geometry as a QgsWkbTypes::GeometryType.

See also
wkbType

Definition at line 358 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ unaryUnion()

QgsGeometry QgsGeometry::unaryUnion ( const QVector< QgsGeometry > &  geometries)
static

Compute the unary union on a list of geometries.

May be faster than an iterative union on a set of geometries. The returned geometry will be fully noded, i.e. a node will be created at every common intersection of the input geometries. An empty geometry will be returned in the case of errors.

Definition at line 2762 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ validateGeometry()

void QgsGeometry::validateGeometry ( QVector< QgsGeometry::Error > &  errors,
ValidationMethod  method = ValidatorQgisInternal,
QgsGeometry::ValidityFlags  flags = QgsGeometry::ValidityFlags() 
) const

Validates geometry and produces a list of geometry errors.

The method argument dictates which validator to utilize.

The flags parameter indicates optional flags which control the type of validity checking performed.

Since
QGIS 1.5

Definition at line 2671 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ variableWidthBufferByM()

QgsGeometry QgsGeometry::variableWidthBufferByM ( int  segments) const

Calculates a variable width buffer for a (multi)linestring geometry, where the width at each node is taken from the linestring m values.

The segments argument specifies the number of segments to approximate quarter-circle curves in the buffer.

Non (multi)linestring input geometries will return a null output geometry.

See also
buffer()
singleSidedBuffer()
taperedBuffer()
Since
QGIS 3.2

Definition at line 2051 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ vertexAt()

QgsPoint QgsGeometry::vertexAt ( int  atVertex) const

Returns coordinates of a vertex.

Parameters
atVertexindex of the vertex
Returns
Coordinates of the vertex or empty QgsPoint() on error

Definition at line 588 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ vertexIdFromVertexNr()

bool QgsGeometry::vertexIdFromVertexNr ( int  number,
QgsVertexId id 
) const

Calculates the vertex ID from a vertex number.

If a matching vertex was found, it will be stored in id.

Returns true if vertex was found.

See also
vertexNrFromVertexId()
Since
QGIS 2.10

Definition at line 2950 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ vertexNrFromVertexId()

int QgsGeometry::vertexNrFromVertexId ( QgsVertexId  id) const

Returns the vertex number corresponding to a vertex id.

The vertex numbers start at 0, so a return value of 0 corresponds to the first vertex.

Returns -1 if a corresponding vertex could not be found.

See also
vertexIdFromVertexNr()
Since
QGIS 2.10

Definition at line 2986 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ vertices()

QgsVertexIterator QgsGeometry::vertices ( ) const

Returns a read-only, Java-style iterator for traversal of vertices of all the geometry, including all geometry parts and rings.

Warning
The iterator returns a copy of individual vertices, and accordingly geometries cannot be modified using the iterator. See transformVertices() for a safe method to modify vertices "in-place".

Example

# print the x and y coordinate for each vertex in a LineString
geometry = QgsGeometry.fromWkt( 'LineString( 0 0, 1 1, 2 2)' )
for v in geometry.vertices():
print(v.x(), v.y())
# vertex iteration includes all parts and rings
geometry = QgsGeometry.fromWkt( 'MultiPolygon((( 0 0, 0 10, 10 10, 10 0, 0 0 ),( 5 5, 5 6, 6 6, 6 5, 5 5)),((20 2, 22 2, 22 4, 20 4, 20 2)))' )
for v in geometry.vertices():
print(v.x(), v.y())
See also
parts()
Since
QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 1850 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ vertices_begin()

QgsAbstractGeometry::vertex_iterator QgsGeometry::vertices_begin ( ) const

Returns STL-style iterator pointing to the first vertex of the geometry.

Since
QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 1836 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ vertices_end()

QgsAbstractGeometry::vertex_iterator QgsGeometry::vertices_end ( ) const

Returns STL-style iterator pointing to the imaginary vertex after the last vertex of the geometry.

Since
QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 1843 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ voronoiDiagram()

QgsGeometry QgsGeometry::voronoiDiagram ( const QgsGeometry extent = QgsGeometry(),
double  tolerance = 0.0,
bool  edgesOnly = false 
) const

Creates a Voronoi diagram for the nodes contained within the geometry.

Returns the Voronoi polygons for the nodes contained within the geometry. If extent is specified then it will be used as a clipping envelope for the diagram. If no extent is set then the clipping envelope will be automatically calculated. In either case the diagram will be clipped to the larger of the provided envelope OR the envelope surrounding all input nodes. The tolerance parameter specifies an optional snapping tolerance which can be used to improve the robustness of the diagram calculation. If edgesOnly is true than line string boundary geometries will be returned instead of polygons. An empty geometry will be returned if the diagram could not be calculated.

Since
QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 2202 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ within()

bool QgsGeometry::within ( const QgsGeometry geometry) const

Returns true if the geometry is completely within another geometry.

Since
QGIS 1.5

Definition at line 1264 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ wkbSize()

int QgsGeometry::wkbSize ( QgsAbstractGeometry::WkbFlags  flags = QgsAbstractGeometry::WkbFlags()) const

Returns the length of the QByteArray returned by asWkb()

The optional flags argument specifies flags controlling WKB export behavior

Since
QGIS 3.16

Definition at line 2507 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

◆ wkbType()

QgsWkbTypes::Type QgsGeometry::wkbType ( ) const

Returns type of the geometry as a WKB type (point / linestring / polygon etc.)

See also
type

Definition at line 345 of file qgsgeometry.cpp.

Friends And Related Function Documentation

◆ QgsInternalGeometryEngine

friend class QgsInternalGeometryEngine
friend

Definition at line 2531 of file qgsgeometry.h.

Property Documentation

◆ isNull

Q_GADGET bool QgsGeometry::isNull
read

Definition at line 125 of file qgsgeometry.h.

◆ type

QgsWkbTypes::GeometryType QgsGeometry::type
read

Definition at line 125 of file qgsgeometry.h.


The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:
QgsPoint
Point geometry type, with support for z-dimension and m-values.
Definition: qgspoint.h:38
QgsGeometry::fromWkt
static QgsGeometry fromWkt(const QString &wkt)
Creates a new geometry from a WKT string.
Definition: qgsgeometry.cpp:154