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PolarDB:ST_MetaItems

Last Updated:Mar 28, 2026

Returns the custom metadata item keys of a raster or a specific band within a raster.

Syntax

text[] ST_metaItems(raster raster_obj)
text[] ST_metaItems(raster raster_obj, integer band)

Parameters

ParameterDescription
raster_objThe raster whose custom metadata items you want to retrieve.
bandThe band index. A raster has one or more bands, indexed starting from 0.

Examples

Retrieve the custom metadata item keys for an entire raster:

SELECT ST_MetaItems(raster_obj)
FROM raster_table;

Result:

{latitude#long_name,latitude#units,longitude#long_name,longitude#units,NC_GLOBAL#Conventions,NC_GLOBAL#history,NETCDF_DIM_EXTRA,NETCDF_DIM_time_DEF,NETCDF_DIM_time_VALUES}

Retrieve the custom metadata item keys for band 0 of a raster:

SELECT ST_MetaItems(raster_obj, 0)
FROM raster_table;

Result:

{add_offset,long_name,missing_value,NETCDF_DIM_time,NETCDF_VARNAME,scale_factor,units,_FillValue}