PostGIS
Synopsis
+boolean +ST_IsValid(+`geometry `+g`)`;
+boolean +ST_IsValid(+`geometry `+g, integer flags`)`;
Description
Tests if an ST_Geometry value is well-formed and valid in 2D according to the OGC rules. For geometries with 3 and 4 dimensions, the validity is still only tested in 2 dimensions. For geometries that are invalid, a PostgreSQL NOTICE is emitted providing details of why it is not valid.
For the version with the flags parameter, supported values are
documented in ST_IsValidDetail This version
does not print a NOTICE explaining invalidity.
For more information on the definition of geometry validity, refer to Section 4.4, “Geometry Validation”
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Performed by the GEOS module.
The version accepting flags is available starting with 2.0.0.
[.inlinemediaobject]
This method implements the
OGC Simple Features
Implementation Specification for SQL 1.1.
This
method implements the SQL/MM specification.
SQL-MM 3: 5.1.9
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Examples
SELECT ST_IsValid(ST_GeomFromText('LINESTRING(0 0, 1 1)')) As good_line,
ST_IsValid(ST_GeomFromText('POLYGON((0 0, 1 1, 1 2, 1 1, 0 0))')) As bad_poly
--results
NOTICE: Self-intersection at or near point 0 0
good_line | bad_poly
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t | f