private void simplifySection(int i, int j) { if ((i + 1) == j) { return; } seg.p0 = pts[i]; seg.p1 = pts[j]; double maxDistance = -1.0; int maxIndex = i; for (int k = i + 1; k < j; k++) { double distance = seg.distance(pts[k]); if (distance > maxDistance) { maxDistance = distance; maxIndex = k; } } if (maxDistance <= distanceTolerance) { for (int k = i + 1; k < j; k++) { usePt[k] = false; } } else { simplifySection(i, maxIndex); simplifySection(maxIndex, j); } }