ReQL command reference

ReQL command reference - RethinkDB

ReQL command: point

Command syntax

r.point(longitude, latitude) → point

Description

Construct a geometry object of type Point. The point is specified by two floating point numbers, the longitude (−180 to 180) and latitude (−90 to 90) of the point on a perfect sphere. See Geospatial support for more information on ReQL’s coordinate system.

Example: Define a point.

r.table("geo").insert(
    r.hashMap("id", 1)
     .with("name", "San Francisco")
     .with("location", r.point(-122.423246, 37.779388))
).run(conn);

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line
polygon
circle

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