Oracle8(TM) Server Spatial Cartridge User's Guide and Reference
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Window Functions

If a query window does not already exist in the database, you must first insert it and create and index for it. The SDO_WINDOW functions are used to create temporary geometric objects to be used in comparisons with stored geometries. You can create query windows with any number of coordinates.

Because not all Oracle users may have insert privileges, the SDO_WINDOW package is not automatically installed when you install Spatial Cartridge. This allows a DBA to control the schema under which this package operates. Choose an Oracle user who has insert privilege and compile the SDO_WINDOW package under that user. For example, you could choose the mdsys Oracle user:

% sqlplus mdsys/password
SQL> @$ORACLE_HOME/md/admin/sdowin.sql SQL> @$ORACLE_HOME/md/admin/prvtwin.plb

This chapter contains descriptions of the window functions listed in Table 7-1:

Table 7-1 Window Functions

Function   Description  

BUILD_WINDOW  

Builds a query window geometric object.  

BUILD_WINDOW_FIXED  

Builds a query window using fixed-size tiles.  

CLEAN_WINDOW  

Drops the tables used for a query window.  

CREATE_WINDOW_LAYER  

Creates the tables needed for a query window layer.  


SDO_WINDOW.BUILD_WINDOW

Purpose

This function builds the window for the query and returns an SDO_GID that serves as a handle. The window is tessellated into variable-sized tiles.

Syntax

SDO_WINDOW.BUILD_WINDOW(comp_name, layername, SDO_ETYPE, SDO_NUMTILES, X1, Y1, [...Xn, Yn])

Keywords and Parameters

comp_name  

Specifies the name of the user who compiled this package. This user must have appropriate privileges to read and write into the database. Data type is VARCHAR2.  

layername  

Specifies the name of the window layer into which the coordinates will be inserted. Data type is VARCHAR2.  

SDO_ETYPE  

Specifies the type of geometric element. Data type is INTEGER, corresponding to the following constants:

1 SDO_GEOM.POINT_TYPE

2 SDO_GEOM.LINESTRING_TYPE

3 SDO_GEOM.POLYGON_TYPE  

SDO_NUMTILES  

Specifies the number of tiles the window should be tessellated into. Data type is NUMBER.  

X ordinateN,

Y ordinateN  

Specifies the X and Y values of a vertex (coordinate pair) in a geometry. Up to 125 pairs may be added in a single call. Data type is NUMBER.  

Returns

This function returns the SDO_GID of the new geometry. Data type is NUMBER.

Usage Notes

This function inserts the coordinates into the <layername>_SDOGEOM table, tessellates the geometry (creates the index), and returns a unique SDO_GID corresponding to the geometry.

You do not need special privileges to execute this function. However, the user who compiles it does need appropriate privileges to read and write into the database.

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SDO_WINDOW.BUILD_WINDOW_FIXED

Purpose

This function builds the window for the query and returns an SDO_GID that serves as a handle. The window is tessellated into fixed-size tiles.

Syntax

SDO_WINDOW.BUILD_WINDOW_FIXED (comp_name, layername, SDO_ETYPE, SDO_TILESIZE, X1, Y1, [...Xn, Yn])

Keywords and Parameters

comp_name  

Specifies the name of the user who compiled this package. This user must have appropriate privileges to read and write into the database. Data type is VARCHAR2.  

layername  

Specifies the name of the window layer into which the coordinates will be inserted. Data type is VARCHAR2.  

SDO_ETYPE  

Specifies the type of geometric element. Data type is INTEGER, corresponding to the following constants:

1 SDO_GEOM.POINT_TYPE

2 SDO_GEOM.LINESTRING_TYPE

3 SDO_GEOM.POLYGON_TYPE  

SDO_TILESIZE  

Specifies a fixed size for the tiles into which the window will be tessellated. Data type is NUMBER.  

X ordinateN,

Y ordinateN  

Specifies the X and Y values of a vertex (coordinate pair) in a geometry. Up to 125 pairs may be added in a single call. Data type is NUMBER.  

Returns

This function returns the SDO_GID of the new geometry. Data type is NUMBER.

Usage Notes

Note:

The syntax and usage of this procedure is likely to change in a future release of Spatial Cartridge.  

This function inserts the coordinates into the <layername>_SDOGEOM table, tessellates the geometry (creates the index), and returns a unique SDO_GID corresponding to the geometry.

You do not need special privileges to execute this function. However, the user who compiles it does need appropriate privileges to read and write into the database.

Query SDO_LEVEL from the <layername>_SDOLAYER table to pass the correct SDO_TILE_SIZE value to this function.

Related Topics

None


SDO_WINDOW.CLEAN_WINDOW

Purpose

This procedure drops the four tables created in the layer for the query window.

Syntax

SDO_WINDOW.CLEAN_WINDOW (layername);

Keywords and Parameters

layername  

Specifies the name of the window layer that needs to be dropped. Data type is VARCHAR2.  

Returns

None

Usage Notes

Typically, you would build a layer once, and then build multiple windows and perform multiple queries using that layer. After finishing all queries, you can execute the SDO_WINDOW.CLEAN_WINDOW procedure to drop the tables.

Related Topics

None


SDO_WINDOW.CREATE_WINDOW_LAYER

Purpose

This procedure creates the necessary tables that constitute a layer used for defining a query window.

Syntax

SDO_WINDOW.CREATE_WINDOW_LAYER (layername, SDO_DIMNUM1, SDO_LB1, SDO_UB1, SDO_TOLERANCE1, SDO_DIMNAME1, SDO_DIMNUM2, SDO_LB2, SDO_UB2, SDO_TOLERANCE2, SDO_DIMNAME2)

Keywords and Parameters

layername  

Specifies the name of the window layer to be created. The layername is used to construct the four tables associated with the layer. Data type is VARCHAR2.  

SDO_LB1, SDO_UB1, SDO_LB2, SDO_UB2  

Specifies the lower and upper bounds of this dimension. Data type is NUMBER.  

SDO_TOLERANCE1, SDO_TOLERANCE2  

Specifies the allowable variance of ordinate values within each dimension. Data type is NUMBER.  

SDO_DIMNAME1, SDO_DIMNAME2  

Specifies the name of the dimension. Data type is VARCHAR2.  

Returns

None

Usage Notes

Because the <layername>_SDODIM table is initialized with the dimension and the bound information, only those queries that are in the same dimension should be queried against this layer. If you wish to issue a query with respect to a different dimension, you must create a new layer.

Related Topics

None




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