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<p class="Body"> <b>PolyTree</b> is intended as a <b>read-only</b> data structure that should only be used to receive <em>solutions</em> from clipping and offsetting operations. It's an alternative to the <a href="../../Types/Paths.htm">Paths</a> data structure which also receives these solutions. PolyTree's two major advantages over the <em>Paths</em> structure are: it properly represents the <b>parent-child relationships</b> of the returned polygons; it differentiates between <b>open</b> and <b>closed</b> paths. However, since PolyTree is a more complex structure than the <em>Paths</em> structure, and since it's more computationally expensive to process (the Execute method being roughly 5-10% slower), <span class="maroon">it should used only be when parent-child polygon relationships are needed, or when open paths are being 'clipped'.</span><br><br> An empty PolyTree object can be passed as the <em>solution</em> parameter in <a href="../Clipper/Methods/Execute.htm"><b>Clipper.Execute</b></a> and in <a href="../ClipperOffset/Methods/Execute.htm"><b>ClipperOffset.Execute</b></a>. Once the clipping or offseting operation is completed, the method returns with the PolyTree structure filled with data representing the solution.<br><br> A <b>PolyTree</b> object is a container for any number of <a href="../PolyNode/_Body.htm"><b>PolyNode</b></a> children, with each contained PolyNode representing a single polygon contour (either an <a href="../../../../Overview/_Body.htm#terminology">outer</a> or <a href="../../../../Overview/_Body.htm#terminology">hole</a> polygon). <span class="maroon">PolyTree itself is a specialized PolyNode whose immediate children represent the top-level <em>outer</em> polygons of the solution. (Its own <a href="../PolyNode/Properties/Contour.htm">Contour</a> property is always empty.)</span> The contained top-level PolyNodes may contain their own PolyNode children representing hole polygons that may also contain children representing nested outer polygons etc. Children of <em>outers</em> will always be <em>holes</em>, and children of <em>holes</em> will always be <em>outers</em>.<br><br> <b>PolyTrees</b> can also contain <b>open</b> paths. Open paths will always be represented by <em>top level</em> PolyNodes. Two functions are provided to quickly separate out <em>open</em> and <em>closed</em> paths from a polytree - <a href="../../Functions/OpenPathsFromPolyTree.htm"><b>OpenPathsFromPolyTree</b></a> and <a href="../../Functions/ClosedPathsFromPolyTree.htm"><b>ClosedPathsFromPolyTree</b></a>. <br><br> <div align="left">
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<b>polytree:</b>
Contour = <b>()</b>
ChildCount = <b>1</b>
Childs[0]:
Contour = ((10,10),(100,10),(100,100),(10,100))
IsHole = <b>False</b>
ChildCount = <b>1</b>
Childs[0]:
Contour = ((20,20),(20,90),(90,90),(90,20))
IsHole = <b>True</b>
ChildCount = <b>2</b>
Childs[0]:
Contour = ((30,30),(50,30),(50,50),(30,50))
IsHole = <b>False</b>
ChildCount = <b>0</b>
Childs[1]:
Contour = ((60,60),(80,60),(80,80),(60,80))
IsHole = <b>False</b>
ChildCount = <b>0</b>
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<p class="Body"><a href="../../../../Overview/_Body.htm">Overview</a>, <a href="../Clipper/Methods/Execute.htm">Clipper.Execute</a>, <a href="../ClipperOffset/Methods/Execute.htm">ClipperOffset.Execute</a>, <a href="../PolyNode/_Body.htm">PolyNode</a>, <a href="../../Functions/ClosedPathsFromPolyTree.htm">ClosedPathsFromPolyTree</a>, <a href="../../Functions/OpenPathsFromPolyTree.htm">OpenPathsFromPolyTree</a>, <a href="../../Types/Paths.htm">Paths</a></p>
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