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STArea (geometry Data Type)
STAsBinary (geometry Data Type)
STAsText (geometry Data Type)
STBoundary (geometry Data Type)
STBuffer (geometry Data Type)
STCentroid (geometry Data Type)
STContains (geometry Data Type)
STConvexHull (geometry Data Type)
STCrosses (geometry Data Type)
STDifference (geometry Data Type)
STDimension (geometry Data Type)
STDisjoint (geometry Data Type)
STDistance (geometry Data Type)
STEndpoint (geometry Data Type)
STEnvelope (geometry Data Type)
STEquals (geometry Data Type)
STExteriorRing (geometry Data Type)
STGeometryN (geometry Data Type)
STGeometryType (geometry Data Type)
STInteriorRingN (geometry Data Type)
STIntersection (geometry Data Type)
STIntersects (geometry Data Type)
STIsClosed (geometry Data Type)
STIsEmpty (geometry Data Type)
STIsRing (geometry Data Type)
STIsSimple (geometry Data Type)
STIsValid (geometry Data Type)
STLength (geometry Data Type)
STNumGeometries (geometry Data Type)
STNumInteriorRing (geometry Data Type)
STNumPoints (geometry Data Type)
STOverlaps (geometry Data Type)
STPointN (geometry Data Type)
STPointOnSurface (geometry Data Type)
STRelate (geometry Data Type)
STSrid (geometry Data Type)
STStartPoint (geometry Data Type)
STSymDifference (geometry Data Type)
STTouches (geometry Data Type)
STUnion (geometry Data Type)
STWithin (geometry Data Type)
STX (geometry Data Type)
STY (geometry Data Type)
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STIsRing (geometry Data Type)

Returns 1 if a geometry instance fulfills the following requirements:

  • It is a LineString instance.

  • It is closed.

  • It is simple.

  • Returns 0 if the LineString instance does not meet the requirements.

For a geometry instance to be closed and simple, both STIsClosed() and STIsSimple() must return 1 when invoked on the instance. To determine the instance type of a geometry, use STGeometryType().

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.STIsRing ( )

SQL Server return type: bit

CLR return type: SqlBoolean

This method returns null if the instance is not a LineString.

The following example creates a LineString instance and uses STIsRing() to test whether the instance is a ring.

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DECLARE @g geometry;
SET @g = geometry::STGeomFromText('LINESTRING(0 0, 2 2, 1 0, 0 0)', 0);
SELECT @g.STIsRing();
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