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{ “title”: “ST_LINEFROMTEXT”, “language”: “en” }

Description

Converts a WKT (Well Known Text) to a memory representation in the form of a Line

Alias

• ST_LINESTRINGFROMTEXT

Syntax

ST_LINEFROMTEXT( <wkt>)

Parameters

Parameters	Instructions
<wkt>	A line segment consisting of two coordinates

Return Value

The memory form of a line segment.

Examples

SELECT ST_AsText(ST_LineFromText("LINESTRING (1 1, 2 2)"));

+---------------------------------------------------------+
| st_astext(st_geometryfromtext('LINESTRING (1 1, 2 2)')) |
+---------------------------------------------------------+
| LINESTRING (1 1, 2 2)                                   |
+---------------------------------------------------------+