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Asked: 2026-05-31T11:10:22+00:00

I have a Mat contours and I have approximated each contour with approxPolyDP .

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I have a Mat contours and I have approximated each contour with approxPolyDP.
What I want to do now is detecting forms like rectangle, triangle, circle. And e.g. redraw them in a different color or using canvas etc.

Is there a way of making use of the contours? How can I access points in Mat contours and simplify them a little further (removing deformations or if two significant points are so close together, that I can safely remove one of them)?

I am developing in Java (Android), so not every C/C++ method/type is available to me (or a JNI-call would be a waste).

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  1. Editorial Team

    The contours are returned as vector > contours. You can access them easily in C++ by doing something like:

    vector<vector<Point> > contours;
findContours(..,contours,...);
contours.at(0).at(0) //first point of first contour

    If you are accessing them using a Mat then you will need to test what arrangement is produced. It should be very easy, though, although having said that, JNI and android opencv is a pain.

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