AI-generated Key Takeaways
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The
serializemethod returns the serialized representation of a geometry object as a string. -
The method takes an optional boolean argument
legacyto enable a legacy format. -
Examples are provided in both JavaScript and Python showing how to define a polygon, apply the
serializemethod, and print/display the result.
| Usage | Returns |
|---|---|
Polygon.
serialize
( legacy
)
|
String |
| Argument | Type | Details |
|---|---|---|
|
this:
geometry
|
Geometry | The Geometry instance. |
legacy
|
Boolean, optional | Enables legacy format. |
Examples
Code Editor (JavaScript)
// Define a Polygon object. var polygon = ee . Geometry . Polygon ( [[[ - 122.092 , 37.424 ], [ - 122.086 , 37.418 ], [ - 122.079 , 37.425 ], [ - 122.085 , 37.423 ]]]); // Apply the serialize method to the Polygon object. var polygonSerialize = polygon . serialize (); // Print the result to the console. print ( 'polygon.serialize(...) =' , polygonSerialize ); // Display relevant geometries on the map. Map . setCenter ( - 122.085 , 37.422 , 15 ); Map . addLayer ( polygon , { 'color' : 'black' }, 'Geometry [black]: polygon' );
import ee import geemap.core as geemap
Colab (Python)
# Define a Polygon object. polygon = ee . Geometry . Polygon ([[ [ - 122.092 , 37.424 ], [ - 122.086 , 37.418 ], [ - 122.079 , 37.425 ], [ - 122.085 , 37.423 ], ]]) # Apply the serialize method to the Polygon object. polygon_serialize = polygon . serialize () # Print the result. display ( 'polygon.serialize(...) =' , polygon_serialize ) # Display relevant geometries on the map. m = geemap . Map () m . set_center ( - 122.085 , 37.422 , 15 ) m . add_layer ( polygon , { 'color' : 'black' }, 'Geometry [black]: polygon' ) m
