ST_TriangleSlope

Signature

DOUBLE ST_TriangleSlope(GEOMETRY geom);

Description

Computes the slope of the triangle geom expressed as a percentage. Throws an error if geom is not a triangle.

Examples

SELECT ST_TriangleSlope('POLYGON((0 0 0, 2 0 0, 1 1 0, 0 0 0))');
-- Answer: 0

SELECT ST_TriangleSlope('POLYGON((0 0 10, 10 0 1, 5 5 10, 0 0 10))');
-- Answer: 127.27922061357853

SELECT ST_TriangleSlope('POLYGON((0 0 0, 4 0 0, 2 3 6, 0 0 0))');
-- Answer: 200.0

We try the function on a square.

SELECT ST_TriangleSlope(
    'POLYGON((0 0 1, 3 0 0, 3 3 4, 0 3 1, 0 0 1))');
-- Answer: Exception calling user-defined function:
--         "computeSlope(POLYGON ((0 --> 0, 3 0, 3 3, 0 3, 0 0))):
--         The geometry must be a triangle"

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