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geoNorm( "Well Known Text"Geometry value, Decimal Places),  Creates Creates a new geometry which is a normalized copy of the geometry provided.

Function: geoNorm(Geometry

...

value, Decimal Places)

Creates a new geometry which is a normalized copy of the geometry provided.

If passed a string the geometry functions will automatically convert it into a geometry object.

Syntax

geoNorm( "Well Known Text" geometryValue, decimalPlaces

ArgumentTypeDescription
Well Known TextgeometryValue

WTK String

Well known text (WKT) is a text mark-up language for representing vector geometry objects

or

Geometry Object

The geometry used to create the normalized copy of the geometry.
decimalPlacesIntegerThe 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

geoNorm(30.10"POLYGON ((30 10, 40 40, 20 40, 10 20, 30 10))")

Returns , as a String, a new geometry a Geometry which is a normalized copy of the geometry provided.


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