com.esri.arcgis.geoprocessing.tools.datamanagementtools
Class FeatureToPolygon

java.lang.Object
  com.esri.arcgis.geoprocessing.AbstractGPTool
      com.esri.arcgis.geoprocessing.tools.datamanagementtools.FeatureToPolygon

All Implemented Interfaces:

GPTool

public class FeatureToPolygon
extends AbstractGPTool

Creates a feature class containing polygons generated from areas enclosed by input line or polygon features. The Feature To Polygon tool is contained in the Data Management Tools tool box.

Usage tips:

• Where one or more input features form a closed area, a new polygon feature will be constructed and written to the output feature class. The output attributes will vary depending on the Preserve attributes option on the dialog box (the attributes parameter in scripting) and the Label Features option on the dialog box (the label_features parameter in scripting).
• When multiple feature classes or layers are specified in the list of input features, the order of the entries in the list does not affect the output feature type, but the spatial reference of the top entry on the tool dialog box (the first entry in scripting) in the list will be used during processing and set to the output.
• Parametric (true) curves in the input features will remain true curves in the output polygons, even if they are split. This does not apply to shapefile data.
• The Preserve attributes parameter (the attributes parameter in scripting) does not work and should not be used. It will not be removed for backward compatibility of scripts or models. The output attribute schema and field values are produced as described below, but most of them are unintended.If the Preserve attributes option on the dialog box is checked (the attributes parameter is set to ATTRIBUTES in scripting), the output attributes schema and field values will depend on whether the label features (points) are provided in the following ways:If the Preserve attributes option on the dialog box is unchecked (the attributes parameter is set to NO_ATTRIBUTES in scripting), none of the input attribute schemas or attributes from label features will be maintained in the output feature class.
• Where input polygon features are broken into smaller output polygon features, the tool can be used to transfer attributes from the input polygon features to the resulting polygon features.
• This tool will use a tiling process to handle very large datasets for better performance and scalability. For more details, see .

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class com.esri.arcgis.geoprocessing.AbstractGPTool

vals

Constructor Summary

FeatureToPolygon()
Creates the Feature To Polygon tool with defaults.

FeatureToPolygon(Object inFeatures, Object outFeatureClass)
Creates the Feature To Polygon tool with the required parameters.

Method Summary

String	getAttributes() Returns the Preserve attributes parameter of this tool .
Object	getClusterTolerance() Returns the XY Tolerance parameter of this tool .
Object	getInFeatures() Returns the Input Features parameter of this tool .
Object	getLabelFeatures() Returns the Label Features parameter of this tool .
Object	getOutFeatureClass() Returns the Output Feature Class parameter of this tool .
String	getToolboxAlias() Returns the alias of the tool box containing this tool.
String	getToolboxName() Returns the name of the tool box containing this tool.
String	getToolName() Returns the name of this tool.
void	setAttributes(String attributes) Sets the Preserve attributes parameter of this tool .
void	setClusterTolerance(Object clusterTolerance) Sets the XY Tolerance parameter of this tool .
void	setInFeatures(Object inFeatures) Sets the Input Features parameter of this tool .
void	setLabelFeatures(Object labelFeatures) Sets the Label Features parameter of this tool .
void	setOutFeatureClass(Object outFeatureClass) Sets the Output Feature Class parameter of this tool .

Methods inherited from class com.esri.arcgis.geoprocessing.AbstractGPTool

getParameterValues, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

FeatureToPolygon

public FeatureToPolygon()

Creates the Feature To Polygon tool with defaults.

Initializes the array of tool parameters with the default values specified when the tool was created.

FeatureToPolygon

public FeatureToPolygon(Object inFeatures,
                        Object outFeatureClass)

Creates the Feature To Polygon tool with the required parameters.

Initializes the array of tool parameters with the values as specified for the required parameters and with the default values for the other parameters.

Parameters:

inFeatures - the input features that can be line or polygon, or both.

outFeatureClass - the output polygon feature class.

Method Detail

getInFeatures

public Object getInFeatures()

Returns the Input Features parameter of this tool . This parameter is the input features that can be line or polygon, or both. This is a required parameter.

Returns:

the Input Features

setInFeatures

public void setInFeatures(Object inFeatures)

Sets the Input Features parameter of this tool . This parameter is the input features that can be line or polygon, or both. This is a required parameter.

Parameters:

inFeatures - the input features that can be line or polygon, or both.

getOutFeatureClass

public Object getOutFeatureClass()

Returns the Output Feature Class parameter of this tool . This parameter is the output polygon feature class. This is a required parameter.

Returns:

the Output Feature Class

setOutFeatureClass

public void setOutFeatureClass(Object outFeatureClass)

Sets the Output Feature Class parameter of this tool . This parameter is the output polygon feature class. This is a required parameter.

Parameters:

outFeatureClass - the output polygon feature class.

getClusterTolerance

public Object getClusterTolerance()

Returns the XY Tolerance parameter of this tool . This parameter is the minimum distance separating all feature coordinates, and the distance a coordinate can move in X, Y, or both during spatial computation. The default XY tolerance is set to 0.001 meter or its equivalent in feature units. This is an optional parameter.

Returns:

the XY Tolerance

setClusterTolerance

public void setClusterTolerance(Object clusterTolerance)

Sets the XY Tolerance parameter of this tool . This parameter is the minimum distance separating all feature coordinates, and the distance a coordinate can move in X, Y, or both during spatial computation. The default XY tolerance is set to 0.001 meter or its equivalent in feature units. This is an optional parameter.

Parameters:

clusterTolerance - the minimum distance separating all feature coordinates, and the distance a coordinate can move in X, Y, or both during spatial computation. The default XY tolerance is set to 0.001 meter or its equivalent in feature units.

getAttributes

public String getAttributes()

Returns the Preserve attributes parameter of this tool . This parameter is specifies whether to preserve the input attribute schema or the attribures from label features in the output feature class, or omit any input attributes in the output feature class. This is an optional parameter.

Returns:

the Preserve attributes

setAttributes

public void setAttributes(String attributes)

Sets the Preserve attributes parameter of this tool . This parameter is specifies whether to preserve the input attribute schema or the attribures from label features in the output feature class, or omit any input attributes in the output feature class. This is an optional parameter.

Parameters:

attributes - specifies whether to preserve the input attribute schema or the attribures from label features in the output feature class, or omit any input attributes in the output feature class.

getLabelFeatures

public Object getLabelFeatures()

Returns the Label Features parameter of this tool . This parameter is the optional input point features that hold the attributes to be transferred to the output polygon features. This is an optional parameter.

Returns:

the Label Features

setLabelFeatures

public void setLabelFeatures(Object labelFeatures)

Sets the Label Features parameter of this tool . This parameter is the optional input point features that hold the attributes to be transferred to the output polygon features. This is an optional parameter.

Parameters:

labelFeatures - the optional input point features that hold the attributes to be transferred to the output polygon features.

getToolName

public String getToolName()

Returns the name of this tool.

Returns:

the tool name

getToolboxName

public String getToolboxName()

Returns the name of the tool box containing this tool.

Returns:

the tool box name

getToolboxAlias

public String getToolboxAlias()

Returns the alias of the tool box containing this tool.

Returns:

the tool box alias