STStartPoint (geography Data Type)

Returns the start point of a geography instance.

Syntax

.STStartPoint ( )

Return Types

SQL Server return type: geography

CLR return type: SqlGeography

Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) type: Point

Remarks

STStartPoint() is the equivalent of STPointN(1).

Examples

The following example creates a LineString instance and uses STStartPoint() to retrieve the start point of the instance.

DECLARE @g geography;
SET @g = geography::STGeomFromText('LINESTRING(-122.360 47.656, -122.343 47.656)', 4326);
SELECT @g.STStartPoint().ToString();

See Also

Other Resources

OGC Methods on Geography Instances