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Category: File Operations

Summary:
Difference between Contains, Within, and Intersects.

Question:
Interpreting the difference between Contains, Within, and Intersects.

Answer:
Usage Evaluates true if:

ObjectA Contains ObjectB first object contains the centroid of second object

ObjectA Contains Part ObjectB first object contains part of second object

ObjectA Contains Entire ObjectB first object contains all of second object

ObjectA Within ObjectB first object centroid is within second object

ObjectA Partly Within ObjectB part of the first object is within second object

ObjectA Entirely Within ObjectB first object is entirely inside the second object

ObjectA Intersects ObjectB the two objects intersect or touch at some point

Last Modified: 04/25/2001 11:10:46 AM
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