STGeometryType (geometry)#
Returns the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) type name represented by a geometry instance.
Syntax#
.STGeometryType ()
Return type#
nvarchar(4000)
Remarks#
The OGC type names that can be returned by STGeometryType() are Point, LineString, CircularString, CompoundCurve, Polygon, CurvePolygon, GeometryCollection, MultiPoint, MultiLineString, and MultiPolygon.
Example#
Create a Polygon instance and use STGeometryType() to confirm that it is a polygon.
DECLARE @g geometry;
SET @g = geometry::STGeomFromText('POLYGON((0 0, 3 0, 3 3, 0 3, 0 0))', 0);
SELECT @g.STGeometryType();