MI_ContainsCentroid

Description

Determines if the centroid of a geometry object lies within another geometry object.

Syntax

MI_ContainsCentroid ( containerGeometry, testGeometry )

Arguments

containerGeometry and testGeometry are geometry objects (or expressions).

Example

Determines if the specifed point is within Canada.

select MI_ContainsCentroid(MI_Box(-99.5,55.5,-97.5,57.5,'epsg:4326'),Obj) from countries where country='Canada'

Remarks

Returns true if the centroid of containerGeometry is contained within testGeometry, false otherwise. If either containerGeometry or testGeometry are null, false is returned. The function is performed using the coordinate system of the first argument (containerGeometry).