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# filter_by_area

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    <h3 className="tsd-anchor-link" id="filter_by_area"><span>filter\_by\_area</span></h3>

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        <div className="tsd-signature tsd-anchor-link" id="filter_by_area-1"><span className="tsd-kind-call-signature">filter\_by\_area</span><span className="tsd-signature-symbol">(</span><br /> <span className="tsd-kind-parameter">table\_name</span><span className="tsd-signature-symbol">:</span> <span className="tsd-signature-type">string</span><span className="tsd-signature-symbol">,</span><br /> <span className="tsd-kind-parameter">view\_name</span><span className="tsd-signature-symbol">:</span> <span className="tsd-signature-type">string</span> <span className="tsd-signature-symbol">|</span> <span className="tsd-signature-type">undefined</span><span className="tsd-signature-symbol">,</span><br /> <span className="tsd-kind-parameter">x\_column\_name</span><span className="tsd-signature-symbol">:</span> <span className="tsd-signature-type">string</span><span className="tsd-signature-symbol">,</span><br /> <span className="tsd-kind-parameter">x\_vector</span><span className="tsd-signature-symbol">:</span> <span className="tsd-signature-type">number</span><span className="tsd-signature-symbol">\[]</span><span className="tsd-signature-symbol">,</span><br /> <span className="tsd-kind-parameter">y\_column\_name</span><span className="tsd-signature-symbol">:</span> <span className="tsd-signature-type">string</span><span className="tsd-signature-symbol">,</span><br /> <span className="tsd-kind-parameter">y\_vector</span><span className="tsd-signature-symbol">:</span> <span className="tsd-signature-type">number</span><span className="tsd-signature-symbol">\[]</span><span className="tsd-signature-symbol">,</span><br /> <span className="tsd-kind-parameter">options</span><span className="tsd-signature-symbol">?:</span> <span className="tsd-signature-type">Record</span><span className="tsd-signature-symbol">\<</span><span className="tsd-signature-type">string</span><span className="tsd-signature-symbol">,</span> <span className="tsd-signature-type">string</span><span className="tsd-signature-symbol">></span><span className="tsd-signature-symbol">,</span><br /> <span className="tsd-kind-parameter">callback</span><span className="tsd-signature-symbol">?:</span> <a href="/content/api/nodejs/types/GPUdbCallback" className="tsd-signature-type tsd-kind-type-alias">GPUdbCallback</a><span className="tsd-signature-symbol">,</span><br /><span className="tsd-signature-symbol">)</span><span className="tsd-signature-symbol">:</span> <span className="tsd-signature-type">Promise</span><span className="tsd-signature-symbol">\<</span><a href="/content/api/nodejs/interfaces/FilterByAreaResponse" className="tsd-signature-type tsd-kind-interface">FilterByAreaResponse</a><span className="tsd-signature-symbol">></span></div>

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            <p>Calculates which objects from a table are within a named area of interest (NAI/polygon). The operation is synchronous, meaning that a response will not be returned until all the matching objects are fully available. The response payload provides the count of the resulting set. A new resultant set (view) which satisfies the input NAI restriction specification is created with the name <code>view\_name</code> passed in as part of the input.</p>
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                <span><span className="tsd-kind-parameter">table\_name</span>: <span className="tsd-signature-type">string</span></span>

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                  <p>Name of the table to filter, in \[schema\_name.]table\_name format, using standard name resolution rules. This may be the name of a table or a view (when chaining queries).</p>
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                <span><span className="tsd-kind-parameter">view\_name</span>: <span className="tsd-signature-type">string</span> <span className="tsd-signature-symbol">|</span> <span className="tsd-signature-type">undefined</span></span>

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                  <p>If provided, then this will be the name of the view containing the results, in \[schema\_name.]view\_name format, using standard name resolution rules and meeting table naming criteria. Must not be an already existing table or view.</p>
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                <span><span className="tsd-kind-parameter">x\_column\_name</span>: <span className="tsd-signature-type">string</span></span>

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                  <p>Name of the column containing the x values to be filtered.</p>
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                <span><span className="tsd-kind-parameter">x\_vector</span>: <span className="tsd-signature-type">number</span><span className="tsd-signature-symbol">\[]</span></span>

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                  <p>List of x coordinates of the vertices of the polygon representing the area to be filtered.</p>
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                <span><span className="tsd-kind-parameter">y\_column\_name</span>: <span className="tsd-signature-type">string</span></span>

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                  <p>Name of the column containing the y values to be filtered.</p>
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                <span><span className="tsd-kind-parameter">y\_vector</span>: <span className="tsd-signature-type">number</span><span className="tsd-signature-symbol">\[]</span></span>

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                  <p>List of y coordinates of the vertices of the polygon representing the area to be filtered.</p>
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                <span><code className="tsd-tag">Optional</code><span className="tsd-kind-parameter">options</span>: <span className="tsd-signature-type">Record</span><span className="tsd-signature-symbol">\<</span><span className="tsd-signature-type">string</span><span className="tsd-signature-symbol">,</span> <span className="tsd-signature-type">string</span><span className="tsd-signature-symbol">></span></span>

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                  <p>Optional parameters.</p>
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                <span><code className="tsd-tag">Optional</code><span className="tsd-kind-parameter">callback</span>: <a href="/content/api/nodejs/types/GPUdbCallback" className="tsd-signature-type tsd-kind-type-alias">GPUdbCallback</a></span>

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                  <p>Optional callback function</p>
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          <h4 className="tsd-returns-title">Returns <span className="tsd-signature-type">Promise</span><span className="tsd-signature-symbol">\<</span><a href="/content/api/nodejs/interfaces/FilterByAreaResponse" className="tsd-signature-type tsd-kind-interface">FilterByAreaResponse</a><span className="tsd-signature-symbol">></span></h4>
          <p>Promise\<Types.FilterByAreaResponse> - Promise resolving to the response</p>

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              <li>Defined in <a href="https://github.com/kineticadb/kinetica-api-typescript/blob/master/src/GPUdb.ts#L8954">src/GPUdb.ts:8954</a></li>
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    <h3 className="tsd-anchor-link" id="filter_by_area_request"><span>filter\_by\_area\_request</span></h3>

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        <div className="tsd-signature tsd-anchor-link" id="filter_by_area_request-1"><span className="tsd-kind-call-signature">filter\_by\_area\_request</span><span className="tsd-signature-symbol">(</span><br /> <span className="tsd-kind-parameter">request</span><span className="tsd-signature-symbol">:</span> <a href="/content/api/nodejs/interfaces/FilterByAreaRequest" className="tsd-signature-type tsd-kind-interface">FilterByAreaRequest</a><span className="tsd-signature-symbol">,</span><br /> <span className="tsd-kind-parameter">callback</span><span className="tsd-signature-symbol">?:</span> <a href="/content/api/nodejs/types/GPUdbCallback" className="tsd-signature-type tsd-kind-type-alias">GPUdbCallback</a><span className="tsd-signature-symbol">,</span><br /><span className="tsd-signature-symbol">)</span><span className="tsd-signature-symbol">:</span> <span className="tsd-signature-type">Promise</span><span className="tsd-signature-symbol">\<</span><a href="/content/api/nodejs/interfaces/FilterByAreaResponse" className="tsd-signature-type tsd-kind-interface">FilterByAreaResponse</a><span className="tsd-signature-symbol">></span></div>

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          <div className="tsd-comment tsd-typography">
            <p>Calculates which objects from a table are within a named area of interest (NAI/polygon). The operation is synchronous, meaning that a response will not be returned until all the matching objects are fully available. The response payload provides the count of the resulting set. A new resultant set (view) which satisfies the input NAI restriction specification is created with the name <code>view\_name</code> passed in as part of the input.</p>
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            <h4 className="tsd-parameters-title">Parameters</h4>

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                <span><span className="tsd-kind-parameter">request</span>: <a href="/content/api/nodejs/interfaces/FilterByAreaRequest" className="tsd-signature-type tsd-kind-interface">FilterByAreaRequest</a></span>

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                  <p>Request object containing the parameters for the operation</p>
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                <span><code className="tsd-tag">Optional</code><span className="tsd-kind-parameter">callback</span>: <a href="/content/api/nodejs/types/GPUdbCallback" className="tsd-signature-type tsd-kind-type-alias">GPUdbCallback</a></span>

                <div className="tsd-comment tsd-typography">
                  <p>Optional callback function</p>
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          <h4 className="tsd-returns-title">Returns <span className="tsd-signature-type">Promise</span><span className="tsd-signature-symbol">\<</span><a href="/content/api/nodejs/interfaces/FilterByAreaResponse" className="tsd-signature-type tsd-kind-interface">FilterByAreaResponse</a><span className="tsd-signature-symbol">></span></h4>
          <p>Promise\<Types.FilterByAreaResponse> - Promise resolving to the response</p>

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              <li>Defined in <a href="https://github.com/kineticadb/kinetica-api-typescript/blob/master/src/GPUdb.ts#L8915">src/GPUdb.ts:8915</a></li>
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