MI_Box

Description

Creates a new Feature Geometry object which represents a rectangular box.

Syntax

MI_Box ( x1, y1, x2, y2, csys )

Arguments

x1, y1, x2, y2 are doubles that identify the extents of the box, and

csys is a coordinate system specification.

Example

Creates a new Feature Geometry object which represents a rectangular box.

select MI_Box(-79.376,43.648,-79.383,43.663,'epsg:4326') as mi_box  from countries where country='Canada'

Remarks

The csys parameter may be a reference to a bound coordinate system object or a string representation of a coordinate system using the codespace:code notation.