MinDbCompatibilityLevel (geometry Data Type)

**APPLIES TO:** ![yes](media/yes.png)SQL Server (starting with 2012) ![yes](media/yes.png)Azure SQL Database ![no](media/no.png)Azure SQL Data Warehouse ![no](media/no.png)Parallel Data Warehouse

Returns the minimum database compatibility level that recognizes the geometry data type instance.

Syntax

  
.MinDbCompatibilityLevel ( )

Return Types

SQL Server return type: int

CLR return type: int

Remarks

Use MinDbCompatibilityLevel() to test a spatial object for compatibility before changing the compatibility level on a database.

Examples

A. Testing CircularString type for compatibility with compatibility level 110

The following example tests a CircularString instance for compatibility with an earlier version of SQL Server

 DECLARE @g geometry = 'CIRCULARSTRING(3 4, 8 9, 5 6)'; 
 IF @g.MinDbCompatibilityLevel() <= 110 
 BEGIN 
 SELECT @g.ToString(); 
 END

B. Testing LineString type for compatibility with compatibility level 100

The following example tests a LineString instance for compatibility with SQL Server 2008

 DECLARE @g geometry = 'LINESTRING(3 4, 8 9, 5 6)'; 
 IF @g.MinDbCompatibilityLevel() <= 100 
 BEGIN 
 SELECT @g.ToString(); 
 END