[/============================================================================
  Boost.Geometry (aka GGL, Generic Geometry Library)

  Copyright (c) 2009-2012 Barend Gehrels, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
  Copyright (c) 2009-2012 Mateusz Loskot, London, UK.
  Copyright (c) 2009-2012 Bruno Lalande, Paris, France.

  Use, modification and distribution is subject to the Boost Software License,
  Version 1.0. (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
  http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
=============================================================================/]

[def __this_function__ perimeter]

[heading_conformance_no_ogc __this_function__]
[note PostGIS contains an algorithm with the same name and the 
  same functionality.
  See the [@http://www.postgis.org/docs/ST_Perimeter.html PostGIS documentation]. 
]

[heading Behavior]
[table
[[Case] [Behavior] ]
[[__0dim__][Returns zero]]
[[__1dim__][Returns zero]]
[[__2dim__][Returns the perimeter]]
]


[heading Complexity]
Linear