Description
Returns a string indicating the type of a geometry object.
Syntax
MI_GeometryType ( geometry )
Arguments
geometry is an expression which returns a geometry.
Example
Returns the geometry type for the specified countries.
select MI_GeometryType([Geometry_Column]) as MI_GEOMETRYTYPE from countries where country in ('Canada','Brazil','China')Remarks
The value returned is one of the following (which is also found in the MapInfo.Geometry.GeometryType enumeration):
- Envelope
- Point
- MultiPoint
- MultiCurve
- MultiPolygon
- FeatureGeometryCollection
- Curve
- Ring
- Polygon
- LineString
- Rectangle
- RoundedRectangle
- Ellipse
- LegacyText
- LegacyArc