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geoType(Geometry value, Decimal Places), Returns the name of this geometry's actual class e.g. "Point", "LineString", "Polygon"", "MultiPolygon". |
Function: geoType(Geometry
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value, Decimal Places)
Returns the name of this geometry's actual class . e.g. "Point", "LineString", "Polygon"", "MultiPolygon".
If passed a string the geometry functions will automatically convert it into a geometry object.
Syntax
geoType( "Well Known Text" geometryValue, decimalPlaces )
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| geometryValue | WTK String |
or Geometry Object | The geometry the calculation is formed around provided in either data type to determine its geometry class. | |
| decimalPlaces | Integer | The number of decimal places to use in the geometry calculations. Defaults to 0 if not provided. Can also take negative values e.g. -1 uses geometry to the nearest 10. |
Examples
geoType("POLYGON (30.10)(30 10, 40 40, 20 40, 10 20, 30 10))")
Returns the name of this geometry's actual class. , e.g. "Point", "LineString", "Polygon"", "MultiPolygon", as a String.
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