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##(lseg,box)

closest point to A on B

Reading PG 18·Select a recorded version

Left operand
lseg
Right operand
box
Result type
point
Implementing function
close_sb(lseg,box)
Operator kind
Binary
Hash join candidate
no
Merge join candidate
no
aliases
##, ##(lseg,box)
manual semantics
Source catalog description; no additional matching manual operator definition claimed
memberships
Unknown
signature
##(lseg,box) → point
source oid
1567

Definition PG 18

closest point to A on B

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operator

{"commutator":"","function":"close_sb(lseg,box)","hash_join":"f","kind":"b","left_type":"lseg","merge_join":"f","negator":"","result_type":"point","right_type":"box","symbol":"##"}

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center · PostgreSQL 18 · 555610c24d53e4316da5b7d3fc25c279d96856d5e0e23ee308c328c5fa881d9f

Text language: en · 555610c24d53e4316da5b7d3fc25c279d96856d5e0e23ee308c328c5fa881d9f