closestPoints (Stream Function)

Returns the closest coordinate to geo.json.geometry.fence.

Syntax

geo:closestPoints(<DOUBLE> longitude, <DOUBLE> latitude, <STRING> geo.json.geometry.fence)

Query Parameters

Name	Description	Possible Data Types	Optional	Dynamic
longitude	Longitude of the geo location.	DOUBLE	No	No
latitude	Latitude of the geo location.	DOUBLE	No	No
geo.json.geometry.fence	String that contains geometry type and coordinates for a GeoJSON geometry fence.	String	No	No

Extra Return Attributes

Name	Description	Possible Data Types
closestPointOf1From2Latitude	closest point's latitude to the fence from the location.	DOUBLE
closestPointOf1From2Longitude	closest point's longitude to the fence from the location.	DOUBLE
closestPointOf2From1Latitude	closest point's latitude to the location from the fence.	DOUBLE
closestPointOf2From1Longitude	closest point's longitude to the location from the fence.	DOUBLE

Example

geo:closestPoints(0.5,0.5,"{'type':'Polygon','coordinates':[[[0,0],[0,2],[1,2],[1,0],[0,0]]]}")

This example returns 0.5, 0.5, 0.5, 0.5.