/// <summary>
        /// Closes the file.
        /// </summary>
        public void Close()
        {
            if (_shpWriter != null && _shxWriter != null)
            {
                // Write headers
                this.WriteHeader(_shpWriter, _shpLength);
                this.WriteHeader(_shxWriter, (_count * 4) + 50);
            }

            _shpWriter.Close();
            _shxWriter.Close();
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// Writes a shapefile to disk.
        /// </summary>
        /// <remarks>
        /// <para>Assumes the type given for the first geometry is the same for all subsequent geometries.
        /// For example, is, if the first Geometry is a Multi-polygon/ Polygon, the subsequent geometies are
        /// Muli-polygon/ polygon and not lines or points.</para>
        /// <para>The dbase file for the corresponding shapefile contains one column called row. It contains
        /// the row number.</para>
        /// </remarks>
        /// <param name="filename">The filename to write to (minus the .shp extension).</param>
        /// <param name="geometryCollection">The GeometryCollection to write.</param>
        /// <param name="geometryFactory">The geometry factory to use.</param>
        public static void Write(string filename, GeometryCollection geometryCollection, GeometryFactory geometryFactory)
        {
            System.IO.FileStream  shpStream       = new System.IO.FileStream(filename + ".shp", System.IO.FileMode.Create);
            System.IO.FileStream  shxStream       = new System.IO.FileStream(filename + ".shx", System.IO.FileMode.Create);
            BigEndianBinaryWriter shpBinaryWriter = new BigEndianBinaryWriter(shpStream);
            BigEndianBinaryWriter shxBinaryWriter = new BigEndianBinaryWriter(shxStream);

            // assumes
            ShapeHandler handler = Shapefile.GetShapeHandler(Shapefile.GetShapeType(geometryCollection[0]));

            Geometry body;
            int      numShapes = geometryCollection.GetNumGeometries();
            // calc the length of the shp file, so it can put in the header.
            int shpLength = 50;

            for (int i = 0; i < numShapes; i++)
            {
                body       = geometryCollection[i];
                shpLength += 4;                       // length of header in WORDS
                shpLength += handler.GetLength(body); // length of shape in WORDS
            }

            int shxLength = 50 + (4 * numShapes);


            // write the .shp header
            ShapefileHeader shpHeader = new ShapefileHeader();

            shpHeader.FileLength = shpLength;

            // get envelopse in external coordinates
            Envelope env    = geometryCollection.GetEnvelopeInternal();
            Envelope bounds = ShapeHandler.GetEnvelopeExternal(geometryFactory.PrecisionModel, env);

            shpHeader.Bounds = bounds;


            // assumes Geometry type of the first item will the same for all other items
            // in the collection.
            shpHeader.ShapeType = Shapefile.GetShapeType(geometryCollection[0]);
            shpHeader.Write(shpBinaryWriter);

            // write the .shx header
            ShapefileHeader shxHeader = new ShapefileHeader();

            shxHeader.FileLength = shxLength;
            shxHeader.Bounds     = shpHeader.Bounds;

            // assumes Geometry type of the first item will the same for all other items
            // in the collection.
            shxHeader.ShapeType = Shapefile.GetShapeType(geometryCollection[0]);
            shxHeader.Write(shxBinaryWriter);



            // write the individual records.
            int _pos = 50;             // header length in WORDS

            for (int i = 0; i < numShapes; i++)
            {
                body = geometryCollection[i];
                int recordLength = handler.GetLength(body);
                Debug.Assert(Shapefile.GetShapeType(body) != shpHeader.ShapeType, String.Format("Item {0} in the GeometryCollection is not the same Shapetype as Item 0.", i));
                shpBinaryWriter.WriteIntBE(i + 1);
                shpBinaryWriter.WriteIntBE(recordLength);


                shxBinaryWriter.WriteIntBE(_pos);
                shxBinaryWriter.WriteIntBE(recordLength);

                _pos += 4;                 // length of header in WORDS
                handler.Write(body, shpBinaryWriter, geometryFactory);
                _pos += recordLength;      // length of shape in WORDS
            }

            shxBinaryWriter.Flush();
            shxBinaryWriter.Close();
            shpBinaryWriter.Flush();
            shpBinaryWriter.Close();

            Debug.Assert(_pos != shpLength, "File length in header and actual file length do not match.");
            //stream.Close();
            //Trace.WriteLineIf(Shapefile.TraceSwitch.Enabled,"File length pos:"+_pos*2+" bytes");
            //Trace.WriteLineIf(Shapefile.TraceSwitch.Enabled,"File length pos "+_pos+ " words");

            WriteDummyDbf(filename + ".dbf", numShapes);
        }
		/// <summary>
		/// Writes a shapefile to disk.
		/// </summary>
		/// <remarks>
		/// <para>Assumes the type given for the first geometry is the same for all subsequent geometries.
		/// For example, is, if the first Geometry is a Multi-polygon/ Polygon, the subsequent geometies are
		/// Muli-polygon/ polygon and not lines or points.</para>
		/// <para>The dbase file for the corresponding shapefile contains one column called row. It contains 
		/// the row number.</para>
		/// </remarks>
		/// <param name="filename">The filename to write to (minus the .shp extension).</param>
		/// <param name="geometryCollection">The GeometryCollection to write.</param>
		/// <param name="geometryFactory">The geometry factory to use.</param>
		public static void Write(string filename, GeometryCollection geometryCollection, GeometryFactory geometryFactory)
		{
			System.IO.FileStream shpStream = new System.IO.FileStream(filename+".shp", System.IO.FileMode.Create);
			System.IO.FileStream shxStream = new System.IO.FileStream(filename+".shx", System.IO.FileMode.Create);
			BigEndianBinaryWriter shpBinaryWriter = new BigEndianBinaryWriter(shpStream);
			BigEndianBinaryWriter shxBinaryWriter = new BigEndianBinaryWriter(shxStream);
			
			// assumes
			ShapeHandler handler = Shapefile.GetShapeHandler(Shapefile.GetShapeType(geometryCollection[0]));

			Geometry body;
			int numShapes = geometryCollection.GetNumGeometries();
			// calc the length of the shp file, so it can put in the header.
			int shpLength =50;
			for (int i = 0; i < numShapes; i++) 
			{
				body = geometryCollection[i];
				shpLength += 4; // length of header in WORDS
				shpLength += handler.GetLength(body); // length of shape in WORDS
			}

			int shxLength = 50+ (4*numShapes);


			// write the .shp header
			ShapefileHeader shpHeader = new ShapefileHeader();
			shpHeader.FileLength = shpLength;

			// get envelopse in external coordinates
			Envelope env = geometryCollection.GetEnvelopeInternal();
			Envelope bounds = ShapeHandler.GetEnvelopeExternal(geometryFactory.PrecisionModel,  env);
			shpHeader.Bounds = bounds;


			// assumes Geometry type of the first item will the same for all other items
			// in the collection.
			shpHeader.ShapeType = Shapefile.GetShapeType( geometryCollection[0] );
			shpHeader.Write(shpBinaryWriter);

			// write the .shx header
			ShapefileHeader shxHeader = new ShapefileHeader();
			shxHeader.FileLength = shxLength;
			shxHeader.Bounds = shpHeader.Bounds;
			
			// assumes Geometry type of the first item will the same for all other items
			// in the collection.
			shxHeader.ShapeType = Shapefile.GetShapeType( geometryCollection[0] );
			shxHeader.Write(shxBinaryWriter);



			// write the individual records.
			int _pos = 50; // header length in WORDS
			for (int i = 0; i < numShapes; i++) 
			{
				body = geometryCollection[i];
				int recordLength = handler.GetLength(body);
				Debug.Assert( Shapefile.GetShapeType(body)!=shpHeader.ShapeType, String.Format("Item {0} in the GeometryCollection is not the same Shapetype as Item 0.",i));
				shpBinaryWriter.WriteIntBE(i+1);
				shpBinaryWriter.WriteIntBE(recordLength);
				
				
				shxBinaryWriter.WriteIntBE(_pos);
				shxBinaryWriter.WriteIntBE(recordLength);
				
				_pos += 4; // length of header in WORDS
				handler.Write(body, shpBinaryWriter,  geometryFactory);
				_pos += recordLength; // length of shape in WORDS
			}

			shxBinaryWriter.Flush();
			shxBinaryWriter.Close();
			shpBinaryWriter.Flush();
			shpBinaryWriter.Close();

			Debug.Assert(_pos!=shpLength,"File length in header and actual file length do not match.");
			//stream.Close();
			//Trace.WriteLineIf(Shapefile.TraceSwitch.Enabled,"File length pos:"+_pos*2+" bytes");
			//Trace.WriteLineIf(Shapefile.TraceSwitch.Enabled,"File length pos "+_pos+ " words");

			WriteDummyDbf(filename+".dbf", numShapes);	
		}