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# ST_IsPolygonCW

Returns true if all polygonal components in the input geometry have their exterior rings oriented clockwise and interior rings oriented counter-clockwise.

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## Signatures

```sql theme={"system"}
ST_IsPolygonCW(geom: Geometry)
```

## Parameters

<ParamField body="geom" type="Geometry" required>
  The input geometry.
</ParamField>

## Return type

<ResponseField type="Boolean">
  Returns `true` or `false`.
</ResponseField>

## Example

```sql theme={"system"}
SELECT ST_IsPolygonCW(ST_GeomFromWKT('POLYGON ((20 35, 45 20, 30 5, 10 10, 10 30, 20 35), (30 20, 20 25, 20 15, 30 20))'))
```

```
true
```