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[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Missing the information I need","missingTheInformationINeed","thumb-down"],["Too complicated / too many steps","tooComplicatedTooManySteps","thumb-down"],["Out of date","outOfDate","thumb-down"],["Samples / code issue","samplesCodeIssue","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2023-10-06 UTC."],[[["\u003cp\u003eReturns the serialized representation (string format) of a given MultiPoint Geometry object.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eAccepts an optional 'legacy' boolean argument to enable legacy formatting.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eProvides usage examples in JavaScript, Python, and Colab environments for demonstrating the method's application.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eIllustrates the practical use of \u003ccode\u003eserialize\u003c/code\u003e by displaying results on a map and in the console.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],["The `serialize()` method transforms a Geometry object into its serialized string representation. The method, applied to a Geometry instance (like `MultiPoint`), can optionally use a `legacy` format. The examples demonstrate creating a `MultiPoint` object and serializing it. The serialized string is then printed. In both JavaScript and Python, the example code displays the `MultiPoint` geometry on a map for visualization, centered at specific coordinates.\n"],null,["\u003cbr /\u003e\n\nReturns the serialized representation of this object.\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\n| Usage | Returns |\n|------------------------------------|---------|\n| MultiPoint.serialize`(`*legacy*`)` | String |\n\n| Argument | Type | Details |\n|------------------|-------------------|------------------------|\n| this: `geometry` | Geometry | The Geometry instance. |\n| `legacy` | Boolean, optional | Enables legacy format. |\n\nExamples\n\nCode Editor (JavaScript) \n\n```javascript\n// Define a MultiPoint object.\nvar multiPoint = ee.Geometry.MultiPoint([[-122.082, 37.420], [-122.081, 37.426]]);\n\n// Apply the serialize method to the MultiPoint object.\nvar multiPointSerialize = multiPoint.serialize();\n\n// Print the result to the console.\nprint('multiPoint.serialize(...) =', multiPointSerialize);\n\n// Display relevant geometries on the map.\nMap.setCenter(-122.085, 37.422, 15);\nMap.addLayer(multiPoint,\n {'color': 'black'},\n 'Geometry [black]: multiPoint');\n```\nPython setup\n\nSee the [Python Environment](/earth-engine/guides/python_install) page for information on the Python API and using\n`geemap` for interactive development. \n\n```python\nimport ee\nimport geemap.core as geemap\n```\n\nColab (Python) \n\n```python\n# Define a MultiPoint object.\nmultipoint = ee.Geometry.MultiPoint([[-122.082, 37.420], [-122.081, 37.426]])\n\n# Apply the serialize method to the MultiPoint object.\nmultipoint_serialize = multipoint.serialize()\n\n# Print the result.\ndisplay('multipoint.serialize(...) =', multipoint_serialize)\n\n# Display relevant geometries on the map.\nm = geemap.Map()\nm.set_center(-122.085, 37.422, 15)\nm.add_layer(multipoint, {'color': 'black'}, 'Geometry [black]: multipoint')\nm\n```"]]