Computes area of polygon. - Java 2D Graphics

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Description

Computes area of polygon.

Demo Code

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import java.util.ArrayList;

public class Main{
    /**
     * Computes area of polygon.
     * 
     * @param Vector2Ds Polygon's Vector2Ds
     * @return Polygon's area. if Vector2Ds are counter-clockwise the 
     * result will be positive, else it'll be negative
     */
    public static float polygonArea(final Vector2D[] Vector2Ds) {
        final int lastVector2D = Vector2Ds.length - 1;

        float area = Vector2Ds[lastVector2D].i * Vector2Ds[0].j
                - Vector2Ds[0].i * Vector2Ds[lastVector2D].j;

        Vector2D Vector2D, nextVector2D;
        for (int i = 0; i < lastVector2D; i++) {
            Vector2D = Vector2Ds[i];
            nextVector2D = Vector2Ds[i + 1];
            area += Vector2D.i * nextVector2D.j - nextVector2D.i
                    * Vector2D.j;
        }
        return area / 2f;
    }
}

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