l</CODE> - the outer boundary of the new <code>Polygon</code>, or
            <code>null</code> or an empty <code>LinearRing</code> if
            the empty geometry is to be created.<DD><CODE>holes</CODE> - the inner boundaries of the new <code>Polygon</code>, or
            <code>null</code> or empty <code>LinearRing</code> s if
            the empty geometry is to be created.
<DT><B>Throws:</B>
<DD><CODE>java.lang.IllegalArgumentException</CODE> - if a ring is invalid</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
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