STEndpoint (geography Data Type)

**APPLIES TO:** SQL Server (starting with 2008) Azure SQL Database Azure SQL Data Warehouse Parallel Data Warehouse

Returns the end point of a geography instance.

Syntax

  
.STEndPoint ( )  

Return Types

SQL Server return type: geography

CLR return type: SqlGeography

Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) type: Point

Remarks

STEndPoint() is the equivalent of STPointN(x.STNumPoints``()).

This method returns null if called on an empty geography instance.

Examples

The following example creates a LineString instance with STGeomFromText() and uses STEndpoint() to retrieve the end point of the LineString.

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

See Also

OGC Methods on Geography Instances