Whether a point belongs to a polygon

[Natter]

Hi,

There is a polygon (aPlg:={{X,Y},{X,Y},,,{X,Y}}). How can I determine that a point (aPnt={X,Y}) belongs to this polygon?
I have tried several algorithms, but they all give the wrong result

[Jimmy]

hi,

do you want to know if Point X,Y is "in" Polygon

if yes try this

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FUNCTION IsPointInPolygon(x, y, poly)
   LOCAL isInside := .F.
   LOCAL numVertices := Len(poly)
   
   FOR i:=1 TO numVertices
      LOCAL j := Mod(i, numVertices) + 1
     
      IF ((poly[i][2] > y) <> (poly[j][2] > y)) AND (x < (poly[j][1] - poly[i][1]) * (y - poly[i][2]) / (poly[j][2] - poly[i][2]) + poly[i][1])
         isInside := .NOT. isInside
      ENDIF
   NEXT
   
RETURN isInside

[Natter]

Jimmy, thank you for your help! I tried it. It looks like everything is correct.