ST_AsText

Description

Returns the Well-Known Text representation of the geometry/geography.

	The WKT spec does not include the SRID. To get the SRID as part of the data, use the non-standard PostGIS ST_AsEWKT

WKT format does not maintain precision so to prevent floating truncation, use ST_AsBinary or ST_AsEWKB format for transport.

	ST_AsText is the reverse of ST_GeomFromText . Use ST_GeomFromText to convert to a postgis geometry from ST_AsText representation.

Availability: 1.5 - support for geography was introduced.

This method implements the OpenGIS Simple Features Implementation Specification for SQL 1.1. s2.1.1.1

This method implements the SQL/MM specification. SQL-MM 3: 5.1.25

This method supports Circular Strings and Curves

Examples

SELECT ST_AsText('01030000000100000005000000000000000000
000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
F03F000000000000F03F000000000000F03F000000000000F03
F000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000');

		   st_astext
--------------------------------
 POLYGON((0 0,0 1,1 1,1 0,0 0))
(1 row)

See Also

ST_AsBinary , ST_AsEWKB , ST_AsEWKT , ST_GeomFromText