SqlGeography.STGeometryType Method

Returns the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) type name represented by a geography instance.

Namespace:  Microsoft.SqlServer.Types
Assembly:  Microsoft.SqlServer.Types (in Microsoft.SqlServer.Types.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<SqlMethodAttribute(IsDeterministic := True, IsPrecise := True)> _
Public Function STGeometryType As SqlString
'Usage
Dim instance As SqlGeography
Dim returnValue As SqlString

returnValue = instance.STGeometryType()

[SqlMethodAttribute(IsDeterministic = true, IsPrecise = true)]
public SqlString STGeometryType()

[SqlMethodAttribute(IsDeterministic = true, IsPrecise = true)]
public:
SqlString STGeometryType()

[<SqlMethodAttribute(IsDeterministic = true, IsPrecise = true)>]
member STGeometryType : unit -> SqlString

public function STGeometryType() : SqlString

Return Value

Type: System.Data.SqlTypes.SqlString
A SqlString value containing the OGC type name.

Remarks

The OGC type names that can be returned by the STGeometryType method are Point, LineString, Polygon, GeometryCollection, MultiPoint, MultiLineString, and MultiPolygon.

See Also

Reference

SqlGeography Class

Microsoft.SqlServer.Types Namespace