Using Programming Languages other than VBA

Sub Example_Area()
	' This example creates a polyline object and
	' then uses the area property to find the
	' area of that polyline.

	Dim plineObj As AcadLWPolyline
	Dim points(0 To 5) As Double
	Dim plineArea As Double

	' Establish the points for the Polyline
	points(0) = 3: points(1) = 7
	points(2) = 9: points(3) = 2
	points(4) = 3: points(5) = 5

	' Create the polyline in model space
	Set plineObj = ThisDrawing.ModelSpace.AddLightWeightPolyline(points)

	' Close the polyline and update display of it
	plineObj.Closed = True
	plineObj.Update
	ZoomAll

	' Get the area of the polyline
	plineArea = plineObj.Area

	MsgBox "The area of the new Polyline is: " & plineArea, vbInformation, "Area Example"
End Sub