This function returns the data type of a trajectory attribute field.

Syntax

text ST_attrType(trajectory traj, integer index);
text ST_attrType(trajectory traj, text name);

Parameters

Parameter Description
traj The trajectory object.
i​ndex The attribute index.
name The name of the attribute field.

Description

This function returns one of the following strings to indicate the data type of the trajectory attribute field:
  • integer
  • float
  • string
  • timestamp
  • bool

Examples

With traj AS (
  select '{"trajectory":{"version":1,"type":"STPOINT","leafcount":2,"start_time":"2010-01-01 11:30:00","end_time":"2010-01-01 12:30:00","spatial":"SRID=4326;LINESTRING(1 1,3 5)","timeline":["2010-01-01 11:30:00","2010-01-01 12:30:00"],"attributes":{"leafcount":2,"velocity":{"type":"integer","length":4,"nullable":true,"value":[1,null]},"speed":{"type":"float","length":8,"nullable":true,"value":[null,1.0]},"angle":{"type":"string","length":64,"nullable":true,"value":["test",null]}, "tngel2":{"type":"timestamp","length":8,"nullable":true,"value":["2010-01-01 12:30:00",null]},"bearing":{"type":"bool","length":1,"nullable":true,"value":[null,true]}}}}'::trajectory a)
Select st_attrType(a, 0) from traj;
 st_attrtype 
-------------
 integer
(1 row)

With traj AS (
  select '{"trajectory":{"version":1,"type":"STPOINT","leafcount":2,"start_time":"2010-01-01 11:30:00","end_time":"2010-01-01 12:30:00","spatial":"SRID=4326;LINESTRING(1 1,3 5)","timeline":["2010-01-01 11:30:00","2010-01-01 12:30:00"],"attributes":{"leafcount":2,"velocity":{"type":"integer","length":4,"nullable":true,"value":[1,null]},"speed":{"type":"float","length":8,"nullable":true,"value":[null,1.0]},"angle":{"type":"string","length":64,"nullable":true,"value":["test",null]}, "tngel2":{"type":"timestamp","length":8,"nullable":true,"value":["2010-01-01 12:30:00",null]},"bearing":{"type":"bool","length":1,"nullable":true,"value":[null,true]}}}}'::trajectory a)
Select st_attrType(a, 'velocity') from traj;
 st_attrtype 
-------------
 integer
(1 row)