Description

Returns TRUE if this LINESTRING is both ST_IsClosed (ST_StartPoint(g) ~= ST_Endpoint(g)) and ST_IsSimple (does not self intersect).

This method implements the OpenGIS Simple Features Implementation Specification for SQL. OGC SFSQL 1.1 - 2.1.5.1

This method implements the SQL/MM specification: SQL-MM 3: 7.1.6

	SQL-MM defines the result of ST_IsRing(NULL) to be 0, while PostGIS returns NULL.

Examples

SELECT ST_IsRing(the_geom), ST_IsClosed(the_geom), ST_IsSimple(the_geom)
FROM (SELECT 'LINESTRING(0 0, 0 1, 1 1, 1 0, 0 0)'::geometry AS the_geom) AS foo;
 st_isring | st_isclosed | st_issimple
-----------+-------------+-------------
 t         | t           | t
(1 row)

SELECT ST_IsRing(the_geom), ST_IsClosed(the_geom), ST_IsSimple(the_geom)
FROM (SELECT 'LINESTRING(0 0, 0 1, 1 0, 1 1, 0 0)'::geometry AS the_geom) AS foo;
 st_isring | st_isclosed | st_issimple
-----------+-------------+-------------
 f         | t           | f
(1 row)

See Also

ST_IsClosed, ST_IsSimple, ST_StartPoint, ST_EndPoint