ee.Geometry.BBox.getInfo

  • getInfo() retrieves the value of a ComputedObject (like a BBox) from the Earth Engine server, returning the result as a JavaScript object.

  • This method can be used synchronously (blocking other code execution) or asynchronously (using a callback function for non-blocking behavior).

  • Asynchronous requests are generally preferred to prevent UI freezing and can be achieved by providing a callback function to getInfo() or using the evaluate() method.

  • Example code snippets are included for both JavaScript (Code Editor) and Python (Colab and geemap).

Retrieves the value of this object from the server.

If no callback function is provided, the request is made synchronously. If a callback is provided, the request is made asynchronously.

The asynchronous mode is preferred because the synchronous mode stops all other code (for example, the EE Code Editor UI) while waiting for the server. To make an asynchronous request, evaluate() is preferred over getInfo().

Returns the computed value of this object.

UsageReturns
BBox.getInfo(callback)Object
ArgumentTypeDetails
this: computedobjectComputedObjectThe ComputedObject instance.
callbackFunction, optionalAn optional callback. If not supplied, the call is made synchronously.

Examples

Code Editor (JavaScript)

// Define a BBox object.
var bBox = ee.Geometry.BBox(-122.09, 37.42, -122.08, 37.43);

// Apply the getInfo method to the BBox object.
var bBoxGetInfo = bBox.getInfo();

// Print the result to the console.
print('bBox.getInfo(...) =', bBoxGetInfo);

// Display relevant geometries on the map.
Map.setCenter(-122.085, 37.422, 15);
Map.addLayer(bBox,
             {'color': 'black'},
             'Geometry [black]: bBox');

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 BBox object.
bbox = ee.Geometry.BBox(-122.09, 37.42, -122.08, 37.43)

# Apply the getInfo method to the BBox object.
bbox_get_info = bbox.getInfo()

# Print the result.
display('bbox.getInfo(...) =', bbox_get_info)

# Display relevant geometries on the map.
m = geemap.Map()
m.set_center(-122.085, 37.422, 15)
m.add_layer(bbox, {'color': 'black'}, 'Geometry [black]: bbox')
m