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PolarDB:ST_MinimumClearanceLine

Last Updated:Mar 28, 2026

Returns the two-point LineString spanning a geometry's minimum clearance.

Syntax

Geometry ST_MinimumClearanceLine(geometry g);

Parameters

ParameterDescription
gThe input geometry object.

Description

ST_MinimumClearanceLine returns a LineString object whose two endpoints define the minimum clearance of the input geometry. If the geometry has no minimum clearance, the function returns LineString Empty.

Example

SELECT ST_AsText(ST_MinimumClearanceLine('POLYGON((0 0, 1 0,1 1e-4, 0 0))'));

Output:

                 st_astext
-------------------------------------------
 LINESTRING(1 0,0.99999999 0.000099999999)
(1 row)