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ST_ExteriorRing

Introduction: Returns a line string representing the exterior ring of the POLYGON geometry. Return NULL if the geometry is not a polygon.

ST_ExteriorRing

Format: ST_ExteriorRing(geom: Geometry)

Return type: Geometry

Since: v1.0.0

SQL Example

SELECT ST_ExteriorRing(ST_GeomFromText('POLYGON((0 0 1, 1 1 1, 1 2 1, 1 1 1, 0 0 1))'))

Output:

LINESTRING (0 0, 1 1, 1 2, 1 1, 0 0)