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.