Returns the start point of a geometry instance.
.STStartPoint ( )
SQL Server return type: geometry
CLR return type: SqlGeometry
Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) type: Point
STStartPoint()
is the equivalent of STPointN (1).
The following example creates a LineString
instance and uses STStartPoint()
to retrieve the start point of the instance.
DECLARE @g geometry;
SET @g = geometry::STGeomFromText('LINESTRING(0 0, 2 2, 1 0)', 0;
SELECT @g.STStartPoint().ToString();
STPointN (geometry Data Type)
OGC Methods on Geometry Instances