Class: QgsCurve

class qgis.core.QgsCurve

Bases: QgsAbstractGeometry

Constructor for QgsCurve.

QgsCurve(QgsCurve)

Abstract base class for curved geometry type

Methods

addToPainterPath

Adds a curve to a painter path.

adjacentVertices

param vertex

asQPolygonF

Returns a QPolygonF representing the points.

boundary

rtype

QgsAbstractGeometry

boundingBox

rtype

QgsRectangle

calculateBoundingBox

childCount

rtype

int

childGeometry

childPoint

param index

clearCache

clone

rtype

QgsCurve

coordinateSequence

rtype

object

curveSubstring

Returns a new curve representing a substring of this curve.

curveToLine

Returns a new line string geometry corresponding to a segmentized approximation of the curve.

drawAsPolygon

Draws the curve as a polygon on the specified QPainter.

endPoint

Returns the end point of the curve.

equals

Checks whether this curve exactly equals another curve.

hasChildGeometries

interpolatePoint

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

isClosed

Returns true if the curve is closed.

isRing

Returns true if the curve is a ring.

nextVertex

param id

numPoints

Returns the number of points in the curve.

orientation

Returns the curve’s orientation, e.g.

partCount

rtype

int

pointAt

Returns the point and vertex id of a point within the curve.

points

Returns a list of points within the curve.

reversed

Returns a reversed copy of the curve, where the direction of the curve has been flipped.

ringCount

param part

segmentize

Returns a geometry without curves.

setZMTypeFromSubGeometry

sinuosity

Returns the curve sinuosity, which is the ratio of the curve length() to curve straightDistance2d().

startPoint

Returns the starting point of the curve.

straightDistance2d

Returns the straight distance of the curve, i.e.

sumUpArea

Sums up the area of the curve by iterating over the vertices (shoelace formula).

toCurveType

rtype

QgsCurve

vertexAt

param id

vertexCount

param part

vertexNumberFromVertexId

param id

xAt

Returns the x-coordinate of the specified node in the line string.

yAt

Returns the y-coordinate of the specified node in the line string.

Attributes

Clockwise

CounterClockwise

Clockwise = 0
CounterClockwise = 1
class Orientation

Bases: int

addToPainterPath(self, path: QPainterPath)

Adds a curve to a painter path.

Parameters

path (QPainterPath) –

adjacentVertices(self, vertex: QgsVertexId) → Tuple[QgsVertexId, QgsVertexId]
Parameters

vertex (QgsVertexId) –

Return type

Tuple[QgsVertexId, QgsVertexId]

asQPolygonF(self) → QPolygonF

Returns a QPolygonF representing the points.

Return type

QPolygonF

boundary(self) → QgsAbstractGeometry
Return type

QgsAbstractGeometry

boundingBox(self) → QgsRectangle
Return type

QgsRectangle

calculateBoundingBox()
childCount(self) → int
Return type

int

childGeometry()
childPoint(self, index: int) → QgsPoint
Parameters

index (int) –

Return type

QgsPoint

clearCache(self)
clone(self) → QgsCurve
Return type

QgsCurve

coordinateSequence(self) → object
Return type

object

curveSubstring(self, startDistance: float, endDistance: float) → QgsCurve

Returns a new curve representing a substring of this curve.

The startDistance and endDistance arguments specify the length along the curve which the substring should start and end at. If the endDistance is greater than the total length of the curve then any “extra” length will be ignored.

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

New in version 3.4.

Parameters
  • startDistance (float) –

  • endDistance (float) –

Return type

QgsCurve

curveToLine(self, tolerance: float = M_PI_2/90, toleranceType: QgsAbstractGeometry.SegmentationToleranceType = QgsAbstractGeometry.MaximumAngle) → QgsLineString

Returns a new line string geometry corresponding to a segmentized approximation of the curve.

Parameters
  • tolerance (float = M_PI_2/90) – segmentation tolerance

  • toleranceType (QgsAbstractGeometry.SegmentationToleranceType = QgsAbstractGeometry.MaximumAngle) – maximum segmentation angle or maximum difference between approximation and curve

Uses a MaximumAngle tolerance of 1 degrees by default (360 segments in a full circle)

Return type

QgsLineString

drawAsPolygon(self, p: QPainter)

Draws the curve as a polygon on the specified QPainter.

Parameters

p (QPainter) – destination QPainter

endPoint(self) → QgsPoint

Returns the end point of the curve.

See also

startPoint()

Return type

QgsPoint

equals(self, other: QgsCurve) → bool

Checks whether this curve exactly equals another curve.

New in version 3.0.

Parameters

other (QgsCurve) –

Return type

bool

hasChildGeometries()
interpolatePoint(self, distance: float) → QgsPoint

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

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

If distance is negative, or is greater than the length of the curve, a None will be returned.

New in version 3.4.

Parameters

distance (float) –

Return type

QgsPoint

isClosed(self) → bool

Returns true if the curve is closed.

Return type

bool

isRing(self) → bool

Returns true if the curve is a ring.

Return type

bool

nextVertex(self, id: QgsVertexId) → Tuple[bool, QgsPoint]
Parameters

id (QgsVertexId) –

Return type

Tuple[bool, QgsPoint]

numPoints(self) → int

Returns the number of points in the curve.

Return type

int

orientation(self) → QgsCurve.Orientation

Returns the curve’s orientation, e.g. clockwise or counter-clockwise.

Warning

The result is not predictable for non-closed curves.

New in version 3.4.3.

Return type

QgsCurve.Orientation

partCount(self) → int
Return type

int

pointAt(self, node: int) → Tuple[bool, QgsPoint, QgsVertexId.VertexType]

Returns the point and vertex id of a point within the curve.

Parameters
  • node (int) – node number, where the first node is 0

  • point – will be set to point at corresponding node in the curve

  • type – will be set to the vertex type of the node

Return type

Tuple[bool, QgsPoint, QgsVertexId.VertexType]

Returns

true if node exists within the curve

points(self) → object

Returns a list of points within the curve.

Return type

object

reversed(self) → QgsCurve

Returns a reversed copy of the curve, where the direction of the curve has been flipped.

New in version 2.14.

Return type

QgsCurve

ringCount(self, part: int = 0) → int
Parameters

part (int = 0) –

Return type

int

segmentize(self, tolerance: float = M_PI_2/90, toleranceType: QgsAbstractGeometry.SegmentationToleranceType = QgsAbstractGeometry.MaximumAngle) → QgsCurve

Returns a geometry without curves. Caller takes ownership

Parameters
  • tolerance (float = M_PI_2/90) – segmentation tolerance

  • toleranceType (QgsAbstractGeometry.SegmentationToleranceType = QgsAbstractGeometry.MaximumAngle) – maximum segmentation angle or maximum difference between approximation and curve*

Return type

QgsCurve

setZMTypeFromSubGeometry()
sinuosity(self) → float

Returns the curve sinuosity, which is the ratio of the curve length() to curve straightDistance2d(). Larger numbers indicate a more “sinuous” curve (i.e. more “bendy”). The minimum value returned of 1.0 indicates a perfectly straight curve.

If a curve isClosed(), it has infinite sinuosity and will return NaN.

New in version 3.2.

Return type

float

startPoint(self) → QgsPoint

Returns the starting point of the curve.

See also

endPoint()

Return type

QgsPoint

straightDistance2d(self) → float

Returns the straight distance of the curve, i.e. the direct/euclidean distance between the first and last vertex of the curve. (Also known as “as the crow flies” distance).

New in version 3.2.

Return type

float

sumUpArea(self) → float

Sums up the area of the curve by iterating over the vertices (shoelace formula).

Return type

float

toCurveType(self) → QgsCurve
Return type

QgsCurve

vertexAt(self, id: QgsVertexId) → QgsPoint
Parameters

id (QgsVertexId) –

Return type

QgsPoint

vertexCount(self, part: int = 0, ring: int = 0) → int
Parameters
  • part (int = 0) –

  • ring (int = 0) –

Return type

int

vertexNumberFromVertexId(self, id: QgsVertexId) → int
Parameters

id (QgsVertexId) –

Return type

int

xAt(self, index: int) → float

Returns the x-coordinate of the specified node in the line string.

Parameters

index (int) – index of node, where the first node in the line is 0

Return type

float

Returns

x-coordinate of node, or 0.0 if index is out of bounds

yAt(self, index: int) → float

Returns the y-coordinate of the specified node in the line string.

Parameters

index (int) – index of node, where the first node in the line is 0

Return type

float

Returns

y-coordinate of node, or 0.0 if index is out of bounds