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st_npoints

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Returns the number of non-empty points in the input Geography or Geometry value.

For the corresponding Databricks SQL function, see st_npoints function.

Syntax

Python
from pyspark.databricks.sql import functions as dbf

dbf.st_npoints(col=<col>)

Parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

col

pyspark.sql.Column or str

A Geography or Geometry value.

Examples

Python
from pyspark.databricks.sql import functions as dbf
df = spark.createDataFrame([('MULTIPOINT(10 34,44 57,EMPTY)',)], ['wkt'])
df.select(dbf.st_npoints(dbf.st_geomfromtext('wkt')).alias('result')).collect()
Output
[Row(result=2)]