MinDbCompatibilityLevel (geometry Data Type)

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

Syntax

.MinDbCompatibilityLevel ( )

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:

DECLARE @g geometry = 'LINESTRING(3 4, 8 9, 5 6)';

IF @g.MinDbCompatibilityLevel() <= 100

BEGIN

SELECT @g.ToString();

END

See Also

Reference

ALTER DATABASE Compatibility Level (Transact-SQL)