Name
&& — Returns TRUE if A's 2D bounding box intersects B's 2D bounding box.
Synopsis
boolean &&(
geometry
A
,
geometry
B
);
boolean &&(
geography
A
,
geography
B
);
Description
The && operator returns TRUE if the 2D bounding box of geometry A intersects the 2D bounding box of geometry B.
![[Note]](../images/note.png)
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This operand will make use of any indexes that may be available on the geometries. |
Enhanced: 2.0.0 support for Polyhedral surfaces was introduced.
Availability: 1.5.0 support for geography was introduced.
This method supports Circular Strings and Curves.
This function supports Polyhedral surfaces.
Examples
SELECT tbl1.column1, tbl2.column1, tbl1.column2 && tbl2.column2 AS overlaps FROM ( VALUES (1, 'LINESTRING(0 0, 3 3)'::geometry), (2, 'LINESTRING(0 1, 0 5)'::geometry)) AS tbl1, ( VALUES (3, 'LINESTRING(1 2, 4 6)'::geometry)) AS tbl2; column1 | column1 | overlaps ---------+---------+---------- 1 | 3 | t 2 | 3 | f (2 rows)