ee.Geometry.Rectangle.type

  • The type() method returns the GeoJSON type of a geometry object as a string, specifically "Rectangle" in this case.

  • It can be applied to any Geometry object, such as a Rectangle, to determine its type.

  • Examples are provided in JavaScript, Python using geemap, and Colab using geemap, showcasing how to retrieve and print the geometry type.

 Returns the GeoJSON type of the geometry.

UsageReturns
Rectangle.type()String
ArgumentTypeDetails
this: geometryGeometry

Examples

Code Editor (JavaScript)

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

// Apply the type method to the Rectangle object.
var rectangleType = rectangle.type();

// Print the result to the console.
print('rectangle.type(...) =', rectangleType);

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

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 Rectangle object.
rectangle = ee.Geometry.Rectangle(-122.09, 37.42, -122.08, 37.43)

# Apply the type method to the Rectangle object.
rectangle_type = rectangle.type()

# Print the result.
display('rectangle.type(...) =', rectangle_type)

# 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