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  <h1>Area</h1>


  <p class="Decl"><span class="Comment">Del.&raquo;</span> <b>function</b> Area(<b>const</b> pts: <a href="../Types/Path.htm">TPath</a>): double;</p>

  <p class="Decl2"><span class="Comment"> C++&nbsp;&raquo;</span> <b>double</b> Area(<b>const</b> <a href="../Types/Path.htm">Path</a> &amp;poly);</p>

  <p class="Decl3"><span class="Comment">C#&nbsp;&nbsp;&raquo;</span> <b>public static double</b> Area(<a href="../Types/Path.htm">Path</a> poly);</p>


  <p class="Body">This function returns the area of the supplied polygon. It's assumed that the path is closed and does not self-intersect. Depending on <a href="./Orientation.htm">orientation</a>, this value may be positive or negative. If Orientation is true, then the area will be positive and conversely, if Orientation is false, then the area will be negative.</p>
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