找出y最小的顶点(如果有平手，则x最大)。假设顶点是A，列表中的前一个顶点是B，列表中的下一个顶点是c。现在计算AB和AC的叉乘的符号。

引用:

如何确定一个简单多边形的方向?在 常见问题:计算机。图形。算法。 维基百科的曲线定位。

c#代码实现lhf的答案:

// https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curve_orientation#Orientation_of_a_simple_polygon
public static WindingOrder DetermineWindingOrder(IList<Vector2> vertices)
{
    int nVerts = vertices.Count;
    // If vertices duplicates first as last to represent closed polygon,
    // skip last.
    Vector2 lastV = vertices[nVerts - 1];
    if (lastV.Equals(vertices[0]))
        nVerts -= 1;
    int iMinVertex = FindCornerVertex(vertices);
    // Orientation matrix:
    //     [ 1  xa  ya ]
    // O = | 1  xb  yb |
    //     [ 1  xc  yc ]
    Vector2 a = vertices[WrapAt(iMinVertex - 1, nVerts)];
    Vector2 b = vertices[iMinVertex];
    Vector2 c = vertices[WrapAt(iMinVertex + 1, nVerts)];
    // determinant(O) = (xb*yc + xa*yb + ya*xc) - (ya*xb + yb*xc + xa*yc)
    double detOrient = (b.X * c.Y + a.X * b.Y + a.Y * c.X) - (a.Y * b.X + b.Y * c.X + a.X * c.Y);

    // TBD: check for "==0", in which case is not defined?
    // Can that happen?  Do we need to check other vertices / eliminate duplicate vertices?
    WindingOrder result = detOrient > 0
            ? WindingOrder.Clockwise
            : WindingOrder.CounterClockwise;
    return result;
}

public enum WindingOrder
{
    Clockwise,
    CounterClockwise
}

// Find vertex along one edge of bounding box.
// In this case, we find smallest y; in case of tie also smallest x.
private static int FindCornerVertex(IList<Vector2> vertices)
{
    int iMinVertex = -1;
    float minY = float.MaxValue;
    float minXAtMinY = float.MaxValue;
    for (int i = 0; i < vertices.Count; i++)
    {
        Vector2 vert = vertices[i];
        float y = vert.Y;
        if (y > minY)
            continue;
        if (y == minY)
            if (vert.X >= minXAtMinY)
                continue;

        // Minimum so far.
        iMinVertex = i;
        minY = y;
        minXAtMinY = vert.X;
    }

    return iMinVertex;
}

// Return value in (0..n-1).
// Works for i in (-n..+infinity).
// If need to allow more negative values, need more complex formula.
private static int WrapAt(int i, int n)
{
    // "+n": Moves (-n..) up to (0..).
    return (i + n) % n;
}

下面是一个基于@Beta答案的算法的简单c#实现。

让我们假设我们有一个Vector类型，它的X和Y属性为double类型。

public bool IsClockwise(IList<Vector> vertices)
{
    double sum = 0.0;
    for (int i = 0; i < vertices.Count; i++) {
        Vector v1 = vertices[i];
        Vector v2 = vertices[(i + 1) % vertices.Count];
        sum += (v2.X - v1.X) * (v2.Y + v1.Y);
    }
    return sum > 0.0;
}

%是执行模运算的模运算符或余数运算符，该运算符(根据维基百科)在一个数除以另一个数后求余数。

根据@MichelRouzic评论的优化版本:

double sum = 0.0;
Vector v1 = vertices[vertices.Count - 1]; // or vertices[^1] with
                                          // C# 8.0+ and .NET Core
for (int i = 0; i < vertices.Count; i++) {
    Vector v2 = vertices[i];
    sum += (v2.X - v1.X) * (v2.Y + v1.Y);
    v1 = v2;
}
return sum > 0.0;

这不仅节省了模运算%，还节省了数组索引。

测试(参见与@WDUK的讨论)

public static bool IsClockwise(IList<(double X, double Y)> vertices)
{
    double sum = 0.0;
    var v1 = vertices[^1];
    for (int i = 0; i < vertices.Count; i++) {
        var v2 = vertices[i];
        sum += (v2.X - v1.X) * (v2.Y + v1.Y);
        Console.WriteLine($"(({v2.X,2}) - ({v1.X,2})) * (({v2.Y,2}) + ({v1.Y,2})) = {(v2.X - v1.X) * (v2.Y + v1.Y)}");
        v1 = v2;
    }
    Console.WriteLine(sum);
    return sum > 0.0;
}

public static void Test()
{
    Console.WriteLine(IsClockwise(new[] { (-5.0, -5.0), (-5.0, 5.0), (5.0, 5.0), (5.0, -5.0) }));

    // infinity Symbol
    //Console.WriteLine(IsClockwise(new[] { (-5.0, -5.0), (-5.0, 5.0), (5.0, -5.0), (5.0, 5.0) }));
}

这是OpenLayers 2的实现函数。有一个顺时针多边形的条件是面积< 0，这是由这个参考确定的。

function IsClockwise(feature)
{
    if(feature.geometry == null)
        return -1;

    var vertices = feature.geometry.getVertices();
    var area = 0;

    for (var i = 0; i < (vertices.length); i++) {
        j = (i + 1) % vertices.length;

        area += vertices[i].x * vertices[j].y;
        area -= vertices[j].x * vertices[i].y;
        // console.log(area);
    }

    return (area < 0);
}

以下是基于上述答案的swift 3.0解决方案:

    for (i, point) in allPoints.enumerated() {
        let nextPoint = i == allPoints.count - 1 ? allPoints[0] : allPoints[i+1]
        signedArea += (point.x * nextPoint.y - nextPoint.x * point.y)
    }

    let clockwise  = signedArea < 0

从其中一个顶点开始，计算每条边对应的角度。

第一个和最后一个将是零(所以跳过它们);对于其余部分，角度的正弦值将由归一化与(点[n]-点[0])和(点[n-1]-点[0])的单位长度的叉乘给出。

如果这些值的和是正的，那么你的多边形是逆时针方向绘制的。