ToString (geometry Data Type)
Applies to:
SQL Server
Azure SQL Database
Azure SQL Managed Instance
Returns the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Well-Known Text (WKT) representation of a geometry instance augmented with any Z (elevation) and M (measure) values carried by the instance.
Syntax
.ToString ()
Return Types
SQL Server return type: nvarchar(max)
CLR return type: SqlString
Remarks
This method will return the string "Null" when called on null instances.
On non-null instances, this method is equivalent to using AsTextZM().
Examples
The following example create a LineString
instance and uses ToString()
to fetch the text description of the instance.
DECLARE @g geometry;
SET @g = geometry::STGeomFromText('LINESTRING(0 0, 0 1, 1 0)', 0);
SELECT @g.ToString();
See Also
STAsText (geometry Data Type)
Extended Methods on Geometry Instances