Function: area

Syntax

area (<point[ ]>{,<string>})

Type

numeric

Returns

The area of a polygon.

Parameters

• <point[ ]>
  A point array containing the vertices of the polygon.

• <string>
  The unit of measure for the answer. If omitted, the value of the system string units is used.

Example

The following should yield an area of 1 (meter).

units = ’cm’
point myps[] = <p0, e:100, n:100, w:100>
numeric ar = area(myps,’m’)

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