ST_StartPoint() method

Returns an ST_Point value that is the start point of the ST_Curve value.

Syntax

curve-expression.ST_StartPoint()

Returns

ST_Point If the curve is an empty set, returns NULL. Otherwise, returns the start point of the curve.

Examples

Example 1 – The following example returns the result Point (0 0).
```
SELECT NEW ST_LineString( 'LineString(0 0, 5 5, 5 10)' ).ST_StartPoint()
```

Standards

SQL/MM (ISO/IEC 13249-3: 2006) 7.1.3

Parent topic: ST_Curve type

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