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Hey folks-

happy holidays.

Everything is working, but I'm just curious...

Using Mappoint control and AddPolyline -

When the user right clicks 'Close Curve'

and I save my vertices data ? then reload the shape ?

even though the last set of coords lat/lon is NOT the same as the first ?

it redraws just fine

yet

technically, the way I USED to close the poly for the user was through a button where I set the last coord pair lat lon values equal to the first lat lon pair in the poly, without doubt closing it.

So, I'm just puzzled, how does MapPoint know the poly is closed when and only when you use Close Curve yet there is no apparent evident marker in the vertice data to suggest the last pair = the first pair values.

Seems if I create a poly manually, setting last equal to first - all is well - and yet
close curve through mappoint right click also works too

anyone know how MapPoint knows a poly shape object is closed ?

Tim Miltz

Hi Tim,

I don't see any way, so I'll make a guess:

Win32 API function CreatePolygonRgn with no fill might supply the last
set of coordinates no matter where the 'break' in the line is.

Mike Mattys

Hey there Mike,

Ah, I see your point there.

I was using the Mappoint object model in this case, so that I could

Set oCurrentShapeFinal = MappointControl1.ActiveMap.Shapes.AddPolyline(oLoc ations)

Hey, I was incorrect to post this. I have since realized MP will close the poly TO the first pair of coords in my location object array, this is what I was missing.

Sorry on the confusion folks, I screwed up on recognizing my question was in error, without doubt no correct answer could follow.

I also realize now that if I want to provide the user with a dedicated 'close poly' button for example, I need NOT add a final pair of coords lat/lon equal to the first pair coords.

Just checked indeed the AddPolyline does close it automatically.

Oh well, sorry folks, hope this thread doesn't consume anyones time that need not ponder this. AddPolyline DOES close the poly- was just my methodology that was in error.

Tim