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Cut operation - right vs. left

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Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Documentation
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
java
Domain
documentation

Research direction

Start with the Cut.html documentation page and the quoted description of how left, right, and coincident cuts are grouped. Determine what “left” and “right” mean in this context, then update the documentation so the terms are explicitly explained and understandable to API users.

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Description

question

In the documentation on this page:
http://esri.github.io/geometry-api-java/doc/Cut.html

It says:

"All left cuts will be grouped together in the first geometry. Right cuts and coincident cuts are grouped in the second geometry."

What do left and right mean in this context?

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