Extent

Extent

new Extent

A two dimensional region specified as longitude and latitude coordinates.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Argument	Default	Description
`west`	Number	<optional>	0.0	The westernmost longitude, in radians, in the range [-Pi, Pi].
`south`	Number	<optional>	0.0	The southernmost latitude, in radians, in the range [-Pi/2, Pi/2].
`east`	Number	<optional>	0.0	The easternmost longitude, in radians, in the range [-Pi, Pi].
`north`	Number	<optional>	0.0	The northernmost latitude, in radians, in the range [-Pi/2, Pi/2].

Source:

/Source/Core/Extent.js

Members

east :Number

The easternmost longitude in radians in the range [-Pi, Pi].

Default Value:

0.0

north :Number

The northernmost latitude in radians in the range [-Pi/2, Pi/2].

Default Value:

0.0

south :Number

The southernmost latitude in radians in the range [-Pi/2, Pi/2].

Default Value:

0.0

west :Number

The westernmost longitude in radians in the range [-Pi, Pi].

Default Value:

0.0

<static> MAX_VALUE :Extent

The largest possible extent.

Methods

Duplicates this Extent.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Argument	Description
`result`	Extent	<optional>	The object onto which to store the result.

Returns:

Extent The modified result parameter or a new Extent instance if none was provided.

Returns true if the provided cartographic is on or inside the extent, false otherwise.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
`cartographic`	Cartographic	The cartographic to test.

Returns:

Boolean true if the provided cartographic is inside the extent, false otherwise.

Compares the provided Extent with this Extent componentwise and returns true if they are equal, false otherwise.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Argument	Description
`other`	Extent	<optional>	The Extent to compare.

Returns:

Boolean true if the Extents are equal, false otherwise.

equalsEpsilon

Compares the provided Extent with this Extent componentwise and returns true if they are within the provided epsilon, false otherwise.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Argument	Description
`other`	Extent	<optional>	The Extent to compare.
`epsilon`	Number		The epsilon to use for equality testing.

Returns:

Boolean true if the Extents are within the provided epsilon, false otherwise.

Computes the center of this extent.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Argument	Description
`result`	Cartographic	<optional>	The object onto which to store the result.

Returns:

Cartographic The modified result parameter or a new Cartographic instance if none was provided.

getNortheast

Computes the northeast corner of this extent.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Argument	Description
`result`	Cartographic	<optional>	The object onto which to store the result.

Returns:

Cartographic The modified result parameter or a new Cartographic instance if none was provided.

getNorthwest

Computes the northwest corner of this extent.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Argument	Description
`result`	Cartographic	<optional>	The object onto which to store the result.

Returns:

Cartographic The modified result parameter or a new Cartographic instance if none was provided.

getSoutheast

Computes the southeast corner of this extent.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Argument	Description
`result`	Cartographic	<optional>	The object onto which to store the result.

Returns:

Cartographic The modified result parameter or a new Cartographic instance if none was provided.

getSouthwest

Computes the southwest corner of this extent.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Argument	Description
`result`	Cartographic	<optional>	The object onto which to store the result.

Returns:

Cartographic The modified result parameter or a new Cartographic instance if none was provided.

intersectWith

Computes the intersection of this extent with the provided extent.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Argument	Description
`otherExtent`			The extent to intersect with this extent.
`result`	Extent	<optional>	The object onto which to store the result.

Returns:

Extent The modified result parameter or a new Extent instance if none was provided.

Determines if the extent is empty, i.e., if west >= east or south >= north.

Returns:

Boolean True if the extent is empty; otherwise, false.

<static> clone

Duplicates an Extent.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Argument	Description
`extent`	Extent		The extent to clone.
`result`	Extent	<optional>	The object onto which to store the result, or undefined if a new instance should be created.

Returns:

Extent The modified result parameter or a new Extent instance if none was provided. (Returns undefined if extent is undefined)

<static> equals

Compares the provided extents and returns true if they are equal, false otherwise.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Argument	Description
`left`	Extent	<optional>	The first Extent.
`right`	Extent	<optional>	The second Extent.

Returns:

Boolean true if left and right are equal; otherwise false.

<static> fromCartographicArray

Creates the smallest possible Extent that encloses all positions in the provided array.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Argument	Description
`cartographics`	Array		The list of Cartographic instances.
`result`	Extent	<optional>	The object onto which to store the result, or undefined if a new instance should be created.

Returns:

Extent The modified result parameter or a new Extent instance if none was provided.

<static> fromDegrees

Creates an extent given the boundary longitude and latitude in degrees.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Argument	Default	Description
`west`	Number	<optional>	0.0	The westernmost longitude in degrees in the range [-180.0, 180.0].
`south`	Number	<optional>	0.0	The southernmost latitude in degrees in the range [-90.0, 90.0].
`east`	Number	<optional>	0.0	The easternmost longitude in degrees in the range [-180.0, 180.0].
`north`	Number	<optional>	0.0	The northernmost latitude in degrees in the range [-90.0, 90.0].
`result`	Extent	<optional>		The object onto which to store the result, or undefined if a new instance should be created.

Returns:

Extent The modified result parameter or a new Extent instance if none was provided.

Example

var extent = Cesium.Extent.fromDegrees(0.0, 20.0, 10.0, 30.0);

<static> prototype.subsample

Samples this extent so that it includes a list of Cartesian points suitable for passing to BoundingSphere#fromPoints. Sampling is necessary to account for extents that cover the poles or cross the equator.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Argument	Default	Description
`ellipsoid`	Ellipsoid	<optional>	Ellipsoid.WGS84	The ellipsoid to use.
`surfaceHeight`	Number	<optional>	0.0	The height of the extent above the ellipsoid.
`result`	Array	<optional>		The array of Cartesians onto which to store the result.

Returns:

Array The modified result parameter or a new Array of Cartesians instances if none was provided.

<static> prototype.validate

Checks this Extent's properties and throws if they are not in valid ranges.

Throws:

DeveloperError : north must be in the interval [-Pi/2, Pi/2].
DeveloperError : south must be in the interval [-Pi/2, Pi/2].
DeveloperError : east must be in the interval [-Pi, Pi].
DeveloperError : west must be in the interval [-Pi, Pi].