Fixed issue : Updated the getVertexCount() to take optional boolean value to count children

Author: inteqam

core/src/processing/core/PShape.java

@@ -2345,8 +2345,18 @@ protected void setPath(int vcount, float[][] verts, int ccount, int[] codes) {
    * @see PShape#getVertex(int)
    * @see PShape#setVertex(int, float, float)
    */
+  public int getVertexCount(boolean includeChildren) {
+    if(!includeChildren && family == GROUP){
+      PGraphics.showWarning(NO_VERTICES_ERROR);
+    }
+    else if (family == PRIMITIVE) {
+      PGraphics.showWarning(NO_VERTICES_ERROR);
+    }
+    return vertexCount;
+  }
+
   public int getVertexCount() {
-    if (family == PRIMITIVE) {
+    if(family == GROUP || family == PRIMITIVE){
       PGraphics.showWarning(NO_VERTICES_ERROR);
     }
     return vertexCount;

core/src/processing/opengl/PShapeOpenGL.java

@@ -1632,15 +1632,23 @@ protected void curveVertexImpl(float x, float y, float z) {
 
   // Setters/getters of individual vertices
 
-
+  //for taking the default value as false , so user don't have to explicitly enter false
+  // if user don't want to include children vertex count
   @Override
   public int getVertexCount() {
+    return getVertexCount(false);  // Calls the main method with default false
+  }
+  @Override
+  public int getVertexCount(boolean includeChildren) {
      int count = 0;
     // If the shape is a group, recursively count the vertices of its children
     if (family == GROUP) {
+      if(!includeChildren){
+        return 0;
+      }
       // Iterate through all the child shapes and count their vertices
       for (int i = 0; i < getChildCount(); i++) {
-        count += getChild(i).getVertexCount();  // Recursive call to get the vertex count of child shapes
+        count += getChild(i).getVertexCount(true);  // Recursive call to get the vertex count of child shapes
       }
     } else {
       if (root.tessUpdate) {
@@ -1666,7 +1674,6 @@ public int getVertexCount() {
   }
 
 
-
   @Override
   public PVector getVertex(int index, PVector vec) {
     if (vec == null) vec = new PVector();