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Construct a Geometry from WKT. If SRID is not set, it defaults to 0 (unknown). Alias of ST_GeomFromWKT

Signatures

ST_GeomFromText (Wkt: String)
ST_GeomFromText (Wkt: String, srid: Integer)

Parameters

Wkt
String
required
A Well-Known Text (WKT) representation of a geometry.
srid
Integer
Spatial Reference Identifier.

Return type

The resulting geometry.

Example

SELECT ST_GeomFromText('POINT(40.7128 -74.0060)')
POINT(40.7128 -74.006)