CG_Triangulate
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Name

CG_Triangulate — Triangulates a polygonal geometry

Synopsis

geometry CG_Triangulate( geometry geom );

Description

Triangulates a polygonal geometry.

Performed by the SFCGAL module

[Note]

NOTE: this function returns a geometry representing the triangulated result.

Availability: 3.5.0

This method needs SFCGAL backend.

Geometry Examples

SELECT CG_Triangulate('POLYGON((0.0 0.0,1.0 0.0,1.0 1.0,0.0 1.0,0.0 0.0),(0.2 0.2,0.2 0.8,0.8 0.8,0.8 0.2,0.2 0.2))');
                cg_triangulate
                ----------------
                TIN(((0.8 0.2,0.2 0.2,1 0,0.8 0.2)),((0.2 0.2,0 0,1 0,0.2 0.2)),((1 1,0.8 0.8,0.8 0.2,1 1)),((0 1,0 0,0.2 0.2,0 1)),((0 1,0.2 0.8,1 1,0 1)),((0 1,0.2 0.2,0.2 0.8,0 1)),((0.2 0.8,0.8 0.8,1 1,0.2 0.8)),((0.2 0.8,0.2 0.2,0.8 0.2,0.2 0.8)),((1 1,0.8 0.2,1 0,1 1)),((0.8 0.8,0.2 0.8,0.8 0.2,0.8 0.8)))

                (1 row)