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Checks if the first geometry is inside or on border the second geometry.
The free function covered_by checks if the first geometry is inside or on border the second geometry.
template<typename Geometry1, typename Geometry2> bool covered_by(Geometry1 const & geometry1, Geometry2 const & geometry2)
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Geometry1 const & |
Any type fulfilling a Geometry Concept |
geometry1 |
A model of the specified concept which might be inside or on the border of the second geometry |
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Geometry2 const & |
Any type fulfilling a Geometry Concept |
geometry2 |
A model of the specified concept which might cover the first geometry |
true if geometry1 is inside of or on the border of geometry2, else false
Either
#include <boost/geometry/geometry.hpp>
Or
#include <boost/geometry/algorithms/covered_by.hpp>
The function covered_by is not defined by OGC.
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Both PostGIS and Oracle contain an algorithm with the same name and the same functionality. See the PostGIS documentation. |
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In this status matrix above: columns are types of first parameter and rows are types of second parameter. So a point can be checked to be covered by a polygon, but not vice versa. |
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The difference with the |