SqlGeography.Filter(SqlGeography) Method

Definition

Offers a fast, index-only intersection method to determine if a geography instance intersects another SqlGeography instance, assuming an index is available.

[Microsoft.SqlServer.Server.SqlMethod(IsDeterministic=true, IsPrecise=false)]
public System.Data.SqlTypes.SqlBoolean Filter (Microsoft.SqlServer.Types.SqlGeography other);
[<Microsoft.SqlServer.Server.SqlMethod(IsDeterministic=true, IsPrecise=false)>]
member this.Filter : Microsoft.SqlServer.Types.SqlGeography -> System.Data.SqlTypes.SqlBoolean
Public Function Filter (other As SqlGeography) As SqlBoolean

Parameters

other
SqlGeography

Is another geography instance to compare against the instance on which Filter(SqlGeography) is invoked.

Returns

A SqlBoolean value that specifies whether the specified SqlGeography instance intersects the current SqlGeography.Returns 1 if a geography instance potentially intersects another SqlGeography instance. This method may produce a false-positive return, and the exact result may be plan-dependent. Returns an accurate 0 value (true negative return) if there is no intersection of SqlGeography instances found.

Attributes

Applies to