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# GeometryType

Returns the type of the geometry as a string. Eg: 'LINESTRING', 'POLYGON', 'MULTIPOINT', etc. This function also indicates if the geometry is measured, by returning a string of the form 'POINTM'.

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## Signatures

```sql theme={"system"}
GeometryType (A: Geometry)
```

## Parameters

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

## Return type

<ResponseField type="String">
  A string representation.
</ResponseField>

## Examples

```sql theme={"system"}
SELECT GeometryType(ST_GeomFromText('LINESTRING(77.29 29.07,77.42 29.26,77.27 29.31,77.29 29.07)'));
```

```
 geometrytype
--------------
 LINESTRING
```

```sql theme={"system"}
SELECT GeometryType(ST_GeomFromText('POINTM(0 0 1)'));
```

```
 geometrytype
--------------
 POINTM
```