ST_GeomFromText

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

Format:

ST_GeomFromText (Wkt: String)

ST_GeomFromText (Wkt: String, srid: Integer)

Since: v1.0.0

The optional srid parameter was added in v1.3.1

SQL Example

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

Output:

POINT(40.7128 -74.006)