/// <summary>
        ///
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="maxEdgeRings"></param>
        /// <param name="shellList"></param>
        /// <param name="freeHoleList"></param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        private IList BuildMinimalEdgeRings(IList maxEdgeRings, IList shellList, IList freeHoleList)
        {
            IList edgeRings = new ArrayList();

            for (IEnumerator it = maxEdgeRings.GetEnumerator(); it.MoveNext();)
            {
                MaximalEdgeRing er = (MaximalEdgeRing)it.Current;
                if (er.MaxNodeDegree > 2)
                {
                    er.LinkDirectedEdgesForMinimalEdgeRings();
                    IList minEdgeRings = er.BuildMinimalRings();
                    // at this point we can go ahead and attempt to place holes, if this EdgeRing is a polygon
                    EdgeRing shell = FindShell(minEdgeRings);
                    if (shell != null)
                    {
                        PlacePolygonHoles(shell, minEdgeRings);
                        shellList.Add(shell);
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        // freeHoleList.addAll(minEdgeRings);
                        foreach (object obj in minEdgeRings)
                        {
                            freeHoleList.Add(obj);
                        }
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    edgeRings.Add(er);
                }
            }
            return(edgeRings);
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// For all DirectedEdges in result, form them into MaximalEdgeRings.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="dirEdges"></param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        private IList BuildMaximalEdgeRings(IList dirEdges)
        {
            IList maxEdgeRings = new ArrayList();

            for (IEnumerator it = dirEdges.GetEnumerator(); it.MoveNext();)
            {
                DirectedEdge de = (DirectedEdge)it.Current;
                if (de.IsInResult && de.Label.IsArea())
                {
                    // if this edge has not yet been processed
                    if (de.EdgeRing == null)
                    {
                        MaximalEdgeRing er = new MaximalEdgeRing(de, geometryFactory);
                        maxEdgeRings.Add(er);
                        er.SetInResult();
                    }
                }
            }
            return(maxEdgeRings);
        }