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MinDbCompatibilityLevel (geometry Data Type)

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Applies to: SQL Server Azure SQL Database Azure SQL Managed Instance

Returns the minimum database compatibility level that recognizes the geometry data type instance.

Syntax

  
.MinDbCompatibilityLevel ( )

Note

To view Transact-SQL syntax for SQL Server 2014 (12.x) and earlier versions, see Previous versions documentation.

Return Types

SQL Server return type: int

CLR return type: int

Remarks

Use MinDbCompatibilityLevel() to test a spatial object for compatibility before changing the compatibility level on a database.

Examples

A. Testing CircularString type for compatibility with compatibility level 110

The following example tests a CircularString instance for compatibility with an earlier version of SQL Server:

 DECLARE @g geometry = 'CIRCULARSTRING(3 4, 8 9, 5 6)'; 
 IF @g.MinDbCompatibilityLevel() <= 110 
 BEGIN 
 SELECT @g.ToString(); 
 END

B. Testing LineString type for compatibility with compatibility level 100

The following example tests a LineString instance for compatibility with SQL Server 2008 (10.0.x):

 DECLARE @g geometry = 'LINESTRING(3 4, 8 9, 5 6)'; 
 IF @g.MinDbCompatibilityLevel() <= 100 
 BEGIN 
 SELECT @g.ToString(); 
 END

See Also

ALTER DATABASE Compatibility Level (Transact-SQL)