st_ymax function

Applies to: Databricks SQL Databricks Runtime 17.1 and above

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Returns the maximum Y coordinate of the input GEOMETRY, or NULL if the geometry is empty.

Syntax

st_ymax ( geoExpr )

Arguments

• geoExpr: A GEOMETRY value.

Returns

A value of type DOUBLE, maximum Y coordinate of the input GEOMETRY.

The function returns NULL if the input is NULL or if the geometry is empty.

Examples

SQL

-- Returns the maximum Y coordinate of a non-empty geometry.
> SELECT st_ymax(st_geomfromtext('LINESTRING(10 34,44 57,30 24)'));
  57.0
-- Returns `NULL` for an empty geometry.
> SELECT st_ymax(st_geomfromtext('POLYGON EMPTY'));
  NULL

Related functions

• st_m function
• st_x function
• st_y function
• st_ymin function
• st_z function