Knowledge Base

KB10338 - Adding a new point, line, or polygon shape in Visual Basic.

Create a Point:

shp = layer.CreateShape(XgisShapeTypePoint)

shp.Lock(1)

shp.AddPart()

shp.AddPoint(ptg1)

shp.Unlock()

Create a Line:

shp = layer.CreateShape(XgisShapeTypeArc)

shp.Lock(1)

shp.AddPart()

shp.AddPoint(ptg1)

shp.AddPoint(ptg2)

shp.Unlock()

Create a Polygon:

shp = layer.CreateShape(XgisShapeTypePolygon)

shp.Lock(1)

shp.AddPart()

shp.AddPoint(ptg1)

shp.AddPoint(ptg2)

shp.AddPoint(ptg3)

shp.Unlock()

Created: November 21, 2003, Modified: August 03, 2015