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gdalraster (version 1.11.1)

g_length: Compute the length of a geometry

Description

g_length() computes the length for LineString or MultiCurve objects. Undefined for all other geometry types (returns zero).

Usage

g_length(wkt)

Value

Numeric scalar. Length of the geometry or 0.

Arguments

wkt

Character. OGC WKT string for a simple feature geometry.

Examples

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g_length("LINESTRING (0 0, 3 4)")

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