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Version: 3.2

ST_GeometryFromText,ST_GeomFromText

Description​

Converts a WKT (Well Known Text) to the corresponding memory geometry.

Syntax​

GEOMETRY ST_GeometryFromText(VARCHAR wkt)

Examples​

MySQL > SELECT ST_AsText(ST_GeometryFromText("LINESTRING (1 1, 2 2)"));
+---------------------------------------------------------+
| st_astext(st_geometryfromtext('LINESTRING (1 1, 2 2)')) |
+---------------------------------------------------------+
| LINESTRING (1 1, 2 2)                                   |
+---------------------------------------------------------+

keyword​

ST_GEOMETRYFROMTEXT,ST_GEOMFROMTEXT,ST,GEOMETRYFROMTEXT,GEOMFROMTEXT