STSymDifference (geography Data Type)
Returns an object that represents all points that are either in one geography instance or another geography instance, but not those points that lie in both instances.
.STSymDifference ( other_geography )
Is another geography instance in addition to the instance on which STSymDistance() is being invoked.
SQL Server return type: geography
CLR return type: SqlGeography
This method always returns null if the spatial reference identifiers (SRIDs) of the geography instances do not match.
SQL Server supports spatial instances that are larger than a hemisphere. In SQL Server, the set of possible results on the server has been extended to FullGlobe instances.
The result may contain circular arc segments only if the input instances contain circular arc segments.
The following example uses
STSymDifference() to compute the symmetric difference of two
DECLARE @g geography; DECLARE @h geography; SET @g = geography::STGeomFromText('POLYGON((-122.358 47.653, -122.348 47.649, -122.348 47.658, -122.358 47.658, -122.358 47.653))', 4326); SET @h = geography::STGeomFromText('POLYGON((-122.351 47.656, -122.341 47.656, -122.341 47.661, -122.351 47.661, -122.351 47.656))', 4326); SELECT @g.STSymDifference(@h).ToString();
The following example compares the symmetric difference of a
DECLARE @g geography = 'POLYGON((-122.358 47.653, -122.348 47.649, -122.348 47.658, -122.358 47.658, -122.358 47.653))';