AI-generated Key Takeaways
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The
serialize()
method returns a serialized string representation of a Geometry object, such as a Rectangle. -
An optional
legacy
argument can be used to enable legacy formatting for the serialized output. -
Examples demonstrate using
serialize()
in JavaScript and Python to obtain the string representation of a Rectangle geometry.
Usage | Returns |
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Rectangle.serialize(legacy) | String |
Argument | Type | Details |
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this: geometry | Geometry | The Geometry instance. |
legacy | Boolean, optional | Enables legacy format. |
Examples
Code Editor (JavaScript)
// Define a Rectangle object. var rectangle = ee.Geometry.Rectangle(-122.09, 37.42, -122.08, 37.43); // Apply the serialize method to the Rectangle object. var rectangleSerialize = rectangle.serialize(); // Print the result to the console. print('rectangle.serialize(...) =', rectangleSerialize); // Display relevant geometries on the map. Map.setCenter(-122.085, 37.422, 15); Map.addLayer(rectangle, {'color': 'black'}, 'Geometry [black]: rectangle');
import ee import geemap.core as geemap
Colab (Python)
# Define a Rectangle object. rectangle = ee.Geometry.Rectangle(-122.09, 37.42, -122.08, 37.43) # Apply the serialize method to the Rectangle object. rectangle_serialize = rectangle.serialize() # Print the result. display('rectangle.serialize(...) =', rectangle_serialize) # Display relevant geometries on the map. m = geemap.Map() m.set_center(-122.085, 37.422, 15) m.add_layer(rectangle, {'color': 'black'}, 'Geometry [black]: rectangle') m