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ee.Geometry.LineString.type
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Returns the GeoJSON type of the geometry.
| Usage | Returns | LineString.type() | String |
| Argument | Type | Details | this: geometry | Geometry | |
Examples
Code Editor (JavaScript)
// Define a LineString object.
var lineString = ee.Geometry.LineString([[-122.09, 37.42], [-122.08, 37.43]]);
// Apply the type method to the LineString object.
var lineStringType = lineString.type();
// Print the result to the console.
print('lineString.type(...) =', lineStringType);
// Display relevant geometries on the map.
Map.setCenter(-122.085, 37.422, 15);
Map.addLayer(lineString,
{'color': 'black'},
'Geometry [black]: lineString');
Python setup
See the
Python Environment page for information on the Python API and using
geemap for interactive development.
import ee
import geemap.core as geemap
Colab (Python)
# Define a LineString object.
linestring = ee.Geometry.LineString([[-122.09, 37.42], [-122.08, 37.43]])
# Apply the type method to the LineString object.
linestring_type = linestring.type()
# Print the result.
display('linestring.type(...) =', linestring_type)
# Display relevant geometries on the map.
m = geemap.Map()
m.set_center(-122.085, 37.422, 15)
m.add_layer(linestring, {'color': 'black'}, 'Geometry [black]: linestring')
m
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Last updated 2023-10-06 UTC.
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