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SqlGeography.STPointFromText Method

Returns a SqlGeography instance from an Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Well-Known Text (WKT) representation, augmented with any Z (elevation) and M (measure) values carried by the instance.

Namespace:  Microsoft.SqlServer.Types
Assembly:  Microsoft.SqlServer.Types (in Microsoft.SqlServer.Types.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<SqlMethodAttribute(IsDeterministic := True, IsPrecise := False)> _
Public Shared Function STPointFromText ( _
    pointTaggedText As SqlChars, _
    srid As Integer _
) As SqlGeography
'Usage
Dim pointTaggedText As SqlChars
Dim srid As Integer
Dim returnValue As SqlGeography

returnValue = SqlGeography.STPointFromText(pointTaggedText, _
    srid)
[SqlMethodAttribute(IsDeterministic = true, IsPrecise = false)]
public static SqlGeography STPointFromText(
    SqlChars pointTaggedText,
    int srid
)
[SqlMethodAttribute(IsDeterministic = true, IsPrecise = false)]
public:
static SqlGeography^ STPointFromText(
    SqlChars^ pointTaggedText, 
    int srid
)
[<SqlMethodAttribute(IsDeterministic = true, IsPrecise = false)>]
static member STPointFromText : 
        pointTaggedText:SqlChars * 
        srid:int -> SqlGeography
public static function STPointFromText(
    pointTaggedText : SqlChars, 
    srid : int
) : SqlGeography

Parameters

  • srid
    Type: System.Int32
    An int expression that represents the Spatial Reference ID (SRID) of the SqlGeography Point instance you wish to return.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.SqlServer.Types.SqlGeography
A SqlGeography value constructed from the specified WKT representation.

Remarks

This method throws a FormatException if the input is not well-formatted.

See Also

Reference

SqlGeography Class

Microsoft.SqlServer.Types Namespace