How to check if a Point is inside a Polygon

coordinates, entity, java, location

Solution

If you create the polygon using the `Polygon` class that is included with java use the `contains()` method.

http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/awt/Polygon.html

Take a look at the method summary:

`contains(int x, int y)` - Determines whether the specified coordinates are inside this `Polygon`

Problem

I've got a `Polygon`: I want to check if the Location of an Entity is inside this `Polygon`. As example x:5 and y:5, How can I make a check to see if this Coordinate is inside this Polygon (Java)?

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