SpatialEdmFunctions.Centroid Method (DbExpression)

 

Creates a DbFunctionExpression that invokes the canonical 'Centroid' function with the specified argument, which must have an Edm.Geometry result type. The result type of the expression is Edm.Geometry.

Namespace:   System.Data.Entity.Core.Common.CommandTrees.ExpressionBuilder.Spatial
Assembly:  EntityFramework (in EntityFramework.dll)

[SuppressMessageAttribute("Microsoft.Naming", "CA1704:IdentifiersShouldBeSpelledCorrectly", 
	MessageId = "Centroid", Justification = "Standard bame")]
public static DbFunctionExpression Centroid(
	this DbExpression geometryValue
)

Parameters

geometryValue
Type: System.Data.Entity.Core.Common.CommandTrees.DbExpression

An expression that specifies the geometry surface value from which the centroid should be retrieved.

Return Value

Type: System.Data.Entity.Core.Common.CommandTrees.DbFunctionExpression

A new DbFunctionExpression that returns either the centroid point of geometryValue (which may not be on the surface itself) or null if geometryValue is not a surface.