SqlGeography.STDifference Method
Returns an object representing the points from one SqlGeography instance that do not lie within another SqlGeography instance.
Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Types
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.Types (in Microsoft.SqlServer.Types.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
<SqlMethodAttribute(IsDeterministic := True, IsPrecise := False)> _
Public Function STDifference ( _
other As SqlGeography _
) As SqlGeography
'Usage
Dim instance As SqlGeography
Dim other As SqlGeography
Dim returnValue As SqlGeography
returnValue = instance.STDifference(other)
[SqlMethodAttribute(IsDeterministic = true, IsPrecise = false)]
public SqlGeography STDifference(
SqlGeography other
)
[SqlMethodAttribute(IsDeterministic = true, IsPrecise = false)]
public:
SqlGeography^ STDifference(
SqlGeography^ other
)
[<SqlMethodAttribute(IsDeterministic = true, IsPrecise = false)>]
member STDifference :
other:SqlGeography -> SqlGeography
public function STDifference(
other : SqlGeography
) : SqlGeography
Parameters
- other
Type: Microsoft.SqlServer.Types.SqlGeography
Another SqlGeography instance that indicates which points to remove from the instance on which this method is being invoked.
Return Value
Type: Microsoft.SqlServer.Types.SqlGeography
A SqlGeography value that represents all of the points that are unique to the calling instance.
Remarks
This method always returns null if the spatial reference IDs (SRIDs) of the SqlGeography instances do not match.