SDO_UTIL.GETNUMELEM

Format

SDO_UTIL.GETNUMELEM(
     geometry  IN SDO_GEOMETRY
     ) RETURN NUMBER;

Description

Returns the number of elements in the input geometry.

Parameters

geometry

Geometry for which to return the number of elements.

Usage Notes

None.

Examples

The following example returns the number of elements for each geometry in the SHAPE column of the COLA_MARKETS table. (The example uses the definitions and data from Simple Example: Inserting_ Indexing_ and Querying Spatial Data.)

SELECT c.name, SDO_UTIL.GETNUMELEM(c.shape)
  FROM cola_markets c;

NAME                             SDO_UTIL.GETNUMELEM(C.SHAPE)
-------------------------------- ----------------------------
cola_a                                                      1
cola_b                                                      1
cola_c                                                      1
cola_d                                                      1

SDO_UTIL.GETNUMVERTICES