SqlGeography.STNumPoints Method

Returns the total number of points in each of the figures in a SqlGeography instance

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

Syntax

'Declaration
<SqlMethodAttribute(IsDeterministic := True, IsPrecise := True)> _
Public Function STNumPoints As SqlInt32
'Usage
Dim instance As SqlGeography
Dim returnValue As SqlInt32

returnValue = instance.STNumPoints()

[SqlMethodAttribute(IsDeterministic = true, IsPrecise = true)]
public SqlInt32 STNumPoints()

[SqlMethodAttribute(IsDeterministic = true, IsPrecise = true)]
public:
SqlInt32 STNumPoints()

[<SqlMethodAttribute(IsDeterministic = true, IsPrecise = true)>]
member STNumPoints : unit -> SqlInt32

public function STNumPoints() : SqlInt32

Return Value

Type: System.Data.SqlTypes.SqlInt32
A SqlInt32 value specifying the total number of points in each figure of the SqlGeography instance.

Remarks

This method counts the points in the description of a SqlGeography instance. Duplicate points are counted. If this instance is a GeometryCollection, this method returns of the total number of points in each of the elements in the collection.

See Also

Reference

SqlGeography Class

Microsoft.SqlServer.Types Namespace