# MBREqual

## Syntax

```sql
MBREqual(g1,g2)
MBREquals(g1,g2)
```

## Description

Returns 1 or 0 to indicate whether the [Minimum Bounding Rectangles](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/reference/sql-statements/geometry-constructors/mbr-minimum-bounding-rectangle/mbr-definition) of the two geometries g1 and g2 are the same.

`MBREquals` is a synonym.

## Examples

```sql
SET @g1=GEOMFROMTEXT('LINESTRING(0 0, 1 2)');
SET @g2=GEOMFROMTEXT('POLYGON((0 0, 0 2, 1 2, 1 0, 0 0))');
SELECT MbrEqual(@g1,@g2);
+-------------------+
| MbrEqual(@g1,@g2) |
+-------------------+
|                 1 |
+-------------------+

SET @g1=GEOMFROMTEXT('LINESTRING(0 0, 1 3)');
SET @g2=GEOMFROMTEXT('POLYGON((0 0, 0 2, 1 4, 1 0, 0 0))');
SELECT MbrEqual(@g1,@g2);
+-------------------+
| MbrEqual(@g1,@g2) |
+-------------------+
|                 0 |
+-------------------+
```

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