PointFromText
POINTFROMTEXT(s string [, srid integer])
Alias: ST_POINTFROMTEXT
Returns a point that corresponds to the Well Known Text (WKT) in s. The SRID can optionally be specified. It is ‑1 by default.
Result type: point
Example: Retrieve text representation of point after specifying point with text representation:
SELECT ASTEXT(POINTFROMTEXT('POINT(1 2)'));
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col1
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POINT (1 2)
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