ST_NumControlPoints — Returns the number of control points in a NURBS curve.
integer ST_NumControlPoints(geometry nurbscurve);
Returns the number of control points in a NURBS curve. The number of control points must be at least (degree + 1) for a valid NURBS curve.
Raises an error if the input is not a NURBS curve. Returns NULL if the input is NULL.
Availability: 3.7.0
This example returns the number of control points.
SELECT ST_NumControlPoints('NURBSCURVE(2, (0 0, 5 10, 10 0))'::geometry);
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This example verifies that a curve has enough control points for its degree.
SELECT ST_NumControlPoints(curve) >= ST_Degree(curve) + 1 AS valid FROM (SELECT 'NURBSCURVE(2, (0 0, 5 10, 10 0))'::geometry AS curve) AS t;
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