ST_POLYGON,ST_POLYFROMTEXT,ST_POLYGONFROMTEXT

Description

Convert a WKT (Well Known Text) to the corresponding polygonal memory form

Syntax

ST_Polygon( <wkt>)

Parameters

Parameters	Instructions
<wkt>	A POLYGON generated by the polygon function

Return Value

Memory form of polygon

Examples

SELECT ST_AsText(ST_Polygon("POLYGON ((0 0, 10 0, 10 10, 0 10, 0 0))"));

+------------------------------------------------------------------+
| st_astext(st_polygon('POLYGON ((0 0, 10 0, 10 10, 0 10, 0 0))')) |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+
| POLYGON ((0 0, 10 0, 10 10, 0 10, 0 0))                          |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+