Geospatial: MBB, MBR, ST_GEOMETRY - Analytics Database - Teradata Vantage

SQL External Routine Programming

Deployment
VantageCloud
VantageCore
Edition
Enterprise
IntelliFlex
VMware
Product
Analytics Database
Teradata Vantage
Release Number
17.20
Published
June 2022
Language
English (United States)
Last Update
2023-07-11
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C Data Type Definition

typedef int GEO_HANDLE;

Usage

Use the GEO_HANDLE data type when passing an MBB, MBR, or ST_GEOMETRY type as an argument or returning an MBB, MBR, or ST_GEOMETRY type result.

Here is an example using an ST_GEOMETRY parameter in a UDF definition and GEO_HANDLE in a C function declaration.

SQL Function Definition Equivalent C Function Declaration
CREATE FUNCTION F1 (
  A ST_GEOMETRY(1000))
RETURNS ST_GEOMETRY(1000)
 ...;
void f1( GEO_HANDLE *a,
         GEO_HANDLE *result,
         ... )
{ ... }