ee.Geometry.BBox.serialize

  • serialize() returns a string representation of a Geometry object (specifically, a BBox in this case).

  • It can be used with an optional legacy argument (boolean) to enable legacy formatting.

  • The example code demonstrates how to use serialize() on a BBox object in both JavaScript and Python.

  • You can view the serialized BBox and its corresponding visualization on the map within the provided code examples.

Returns the serialized representation of this object.

UsageReturns
BBox.serialize(legacy)String
ArgumentTypeDetails
this: geometryGeometryThe Geometry instance.
legacyBoolean, optionalEnables legacy format.

Examples

Code Editor (JavaScript)

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

// Apply the serialize method to the BBox object.
var bBoxSerialize = bBox.serialize();

// Print the result to the console.
print('bBox.serialize(...) =', bBoxSerialize);

// 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 serialize method to the BBox object.
bbox_serialize = bbox.serialize()

# Print the result.
display('bbox.serialize(...) =', bbox_serialize)

# 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