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ST_IsRing

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ST_IsRing — Tests if a LineString is closed and simple.

Synopsis

+boolean +ST_IsRing(+`geometry `+g`)`;

Description

Returns TRUE if this LINESTRING is both ST_IsClosed (+ST_StartPoint(+`+g++)` `~=` `+ST_Endpoint(g)`) and ST_IsSimple (does not self intersect).

[.inlinemediaobject]check This method implements the OGC Simple Features Implementation Specification for SQL 1.1.

2.1.5.1

check This method implements the SQL/MM specification.

SQL-MM 3: 7.1.6

Note

SQL-MM defines the result of ST_IsRing(NULL) to be 0, while PostGIS returns NULL.

Examples

SELECT ST_IsRing(geom), ST_IsClosed(geom), ST_IsSimple(geom)
FROM (SELECT 'LINESTRING(0 0, 0 1, 1 1, 1 0, 0 0)'::geometry AS geom) AS foo;
 st_isring | st_isclosed | st_issimple
-----------+-------------+-------------
 t         | t           | t
(1 row)

SELECT ST_IsRing(geom), ST_IsClosed(geom), ST_IsSimple(geom)
FROM (SELECT 'LINESTRING(0 0, 0 1, 1 0, 1 1, 0 0)'::geometry AS geom) AS foo;
 st_isring | st_isclosed | st_issimple
-----------+-------------+-------------
 f         | t           | f
(1 row)

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