{
  "name": "relate",
  "type": "function",
  "groups": ["GeometryGroup"],
  "description": "Tests the Dimensional Extended 9 Intersection Model (DE-9IM) representation of the relationship between two geometries.",
  "variants": [{
    "variant": "Relationship variant",
    "variant_description": "Returns the Dimensional Extended 9 Intersection Model (DE-9IM) representation of the relationship between two geometries.",
    "arguments": [{
      "arg": "geometry",
      "description": "a geometry"
    }, {
      "arg": "geometry",
      "description": "a geometry"
    }],
    "examples": [{
      "expression": "relate( geom_from_wkt( 'LINESTRING(40 40,120 120)' ), geom_from_wkt( 'LINESTRING(40 40,60 120)' ) )",
      "returns": "'FF1F00102'"
    }]
  }, {
    "variant": "Pattern match variant",
    "variant_description": "Tests whether the DE-9IM relationship between two geometries matches a specified pattern.",
    "arguments": [{
      "arg": "geometry",
      "description": "a geometry"
    }, {
      "arg": "geometry",
      "description": "a geometry"
    }, {
      "arg": "pattern",
      "description": "DE-9IM pattern to match"
    }],
    "examples": [{
      "expression": "relate( geom_from_wkt( 'LINESTRING(40 40,120 120)' ), geom_from_wkt( 'LINESTRING(40 40,60 120)' ), '**1F001**' )",
      "returns": "TRUE"
    }]
  }],
  "tags": ["dimensional", "relationship", "extended", "intersection", "representation", "model", "tests"]
}