2.8.24 polyarea

Menu Information

Analysis: Mathematics: Polygon Area

Brief Information

Calculate area of polygon defined by XY data

Command Line Usage

polyarea iy:=col(b) type:=math;

X-Function Execution Options

Please refer to the page for additional option switches when accessing the x-function from script

Variables

Display Name	Variable Name	I/O and Type	Default Value	Description
Input	iy	Input XYRange	<active>	The input XY range, which should be an enclosed plot.
Area Type	type	Input int	1	Specify the desired area type. Option list: math:Mathematical Area The area value is calculated by the formula in algorithm section in the corresponding User Guide page, which can be positive or negative. abs:Absolute Area The absolute value of the mathematical area, which is always positive.
Area	area	Output double	<unassigned>	The result area.

More Information

Please refer to this page in the User Guide for more information, including:

• Description
• Algorithm
• Example