           <code>null</code> or an empty <code>LinearRing</code> if
            the empty geometry is to be created.
<DT><B>Throws:</B>
<DD><CODE>java.lang.IllegalArgumentException</CODE> - if the boundary ring is invalid</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
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createPolygon</H3>
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public <A HREF="../../../../com/vividsolutions/jts/geom/Polygon.html" title="class in com.vividsolutions.jts.geom">Polygon</A> <B>createPolygon</B>(<A 