Connect_eq

syntax

connect_eq(arc_polygon_dataitem, arc_polygon_match_dataitem, point_dataitem, point_match_dataitem)

definition

The connect_eq functions works in a similar way as the second variant of the connect function, with the extra condition that the values of the arc_polygon_match_dataitem need to match with the values of the point_match_dataitem.

The figure shows an example of how this connect_eq function can be used.

With the connect function the blue star location would be connected to the BRoad. But assume the actual address of the star location is AStreet. The connect_eq can be used to connect the blue star to the ARoad according to the blue dashed line.

description

The value-type of matching arguments: arc_polygon_match_dataitem and point_match_dataitem need to be uint32. This means street names (as in the example) first need to be converted to street index-numbers, see the example.

Points with null values for the point_match_dataitem will always be connected to the nearest road (even if the road has a null value in the arc_polygon_match_dataitem).

To arcs/polygons with null values for the arc_polygon_match_dataitem, no points will be connected (except for points that are nearest to these roads and have a null value as point_match_dataitem).

applies to

data-item arc_polygon_dataitem with composition type type arc or polygon. Be aware, if you connect points to polygons, always use a split_polygon first of the polygon geometry to get rid of the connection lines in polygons between islands and lakes.
data item point_dataitem with fpoint or dpoint value-type
data items arc_polygon_match_dataitem and point_match_dataitem with uint32 value-type.

conditions

The value type of the arc_polygon_dataitem and point_dataitem arguments must match.
The arc_polygon_dataitem and arc_polygon_match_dataitem arguments need to have the same domain-unit.
The point_dataitem and point_match_dataitem arguments need to have the same domain unit.

since version

7.131

example

unit<uint32> location : nrofrows = 5
{
   attribute<point_rd> point      := src/location/point;
   attribute<string>   streetname : ['Astreet','CRoad','BStreet','DSquare','BStreet'];
   attribute<street>   street_rel := rlookup(streetname, street/values);
}
unit<uint32> road : nrofrows = 4
{
   attribute<point_rd> line (arc) := src/road/line;
   attribute<string>   streetname : ['Astreet','BStreet','CRoad','DSquare'];
   attribute<street>   street_rel := rlookup(streetname, street/values);
}
unit<uint32> street := unique(roadarcs/street);

unit<uint32> connect_eq := connect_eq(road/line, road/street_rel, location/point, location/street_rel);