ST_PointFromText function [Spatial]

Returns an ST_Point value, which is transformed from a LONG VARCHAR value containing the WKT representation of an ST_Point

Syntax

[DBO.]ST_PointFromText(wkt[, srid])

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
wkt	LONG VARCHAR	The WKT representation.
srid	INT	The SRID of the result. If not specified, the default is 0.

Returns

ST_Point Returns an ST_Point value created from the input string.
The spatial reference system identifier of the result is the given by parameter srid.

Note

The ST_PointFromText function is not present by default in newly created databases. Use the sa_install_feature system procedure to install the spatial SQL compatibility functions. See sa_install_feature system procedure.

Remarks

Standards and compatibility

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