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st_intersects function

Applies to: check marked yes Databricks SQL check marked yes Databricks Runtime 17.1 and above

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Returns true if the two geometries intersect.

Syntax​

st_intersects ( geo1, geo2 )

Arguments​

  • geo1: A GEOMETRY value.
  • geo2: A GEOMETRY value.

Returns​

A value of type BOOLEAN, true if the two geometries intersect.

For more details on what it means for two geometries to intersect, see the Intersects predicate in the DE-9IM matrix definition.

The function returns NULL if any of the inputs is NULL.

Error conditions​

Examples​

SQL
-- Returns true if geometries intersect.
> SELECT st_intersects(st_geomfromtext('POINT(1 1)'),st_geomfromtext('POLYGON((0 0,10 0,0 10,0 0))'));
  true
-- Returns false if geometries do not intersect.
> SELECT st_intersects(st_geomfromtext('POINT(5 6)'),st_geomfromtext('POLYGON((0 0,10 0,0 10,0 0))'));
  false
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