| Argument | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SourceLocationColumn | Required | Specifies the name of the source table column that contains the polygon description in WKT format. |
| ReferenceLocationColumn | Required | Specifies the name of the reference table column that contains the location of the polygon description in WKT format. |
| ReferenceNameColumns | Required | Specifies the name of the reference table column that contains the names of the polygons. |
| BoundaryOperator | Required | Specifies the boundary (geometry overlay) operator. For descriptions of these operators, refer to the following table. |
| Distance | Required by BUFFER operator | Specifies the distance by which to extend or decrease the polygon. |
| OutputAll | Optional | Specifies whether to include the result of non-intersection geometries in the output. The default value is 'false'. |
| Accumulate | Optional | Specifies the names of the source table columns to copy to the output table. |
| Boundary Operator | Result | Description |
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| UNION |
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Result contains the area covered by the source polygon and the area covered by the reference polygon (the blue area in the figure). |
| INTERSECTION |
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Result contains the area that is common to the source and reference polygons (the blue area in the figure). |
| DIFFERENCE |
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Result contains the area covered only by the source polygon (the blue area in the figure). |
| SYMDIFFERENCE |
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Result contains the area covered by only the source polygon or only the reference polygon (the blue area in the figure). |
| CONVEXHULL |
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Result contains the smallest convex set that contains the source polygon in the Euclidean plane (the blue area in the figure). |
| BUFFER |
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Result contains the source polygon and specified buffer. A positive buffer extends the area of the polygon. In the upper figure, the result includes both the buffer (blue) and the source polygon (pale pink). A negative buffer decreases the area of the polygon. In the lower figure, the result includes only the source polygon (blue). For the buffer operation, eight segments is adopted in curve approximation for the corners.
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