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'''<indexterm><primary>num_points</primary></indexterm>'''
Calculates the number of points of a geometry. 

[heading Description]
The free function num\u005fpoints calculates the number of points of a geometry. 

[heading Synopsis]
``template<typename Geometry>
std::size_t num_points(Geometry const & geometry, bool add_for_open = false)``

[heading Parameters]

[table
[[Type] [Concept] [Name] [Description] ]
[[Geometry const &] [Any type fulfilling a Geometry Concept ] [geometry] [A model of the specified concept ]]
[[bool] [] [add_for_open] [add one for open geometries (i.e. polygon types which are not closed) ]]
]


[heading Returns]
The calculated number of points

[heading Header]
Either

`#include <boost/geometry.hpp>`


Or

`#include <boost/geometry/algorithms/num_points.hpp>`

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