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ST_BdMPolyFromText

7.8.1. Well-Known Text (WKT)

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ST_BdMPolyFromText — Construct a MultiPolygon given an arbitrary collection of closed linestrings as a MultiLineString text representation Well-Known text representation.

Synopsis

geometry +`*`+ST_BdMPolyFromText*(`text `WKT, integer srid`)`;

Description

Construct a Polygon given an arbitrary collection of closed linestrings, polygons, MultiLineStrings as Well-Known text representation.

Throws an error if WKT is not a MULTILINESTRING. Forces MULTIPOLYGON output even when result is really only composed by a single POLYGON; use ST_BdPolyFromText if you’re sure a single POLYGON will result from operation, or see ST_BuildArea() for a postgis-specific approach.

[.inlinemediaobject] check This method implements the OGC Simple Features Implementation Specification for SQL 1.1.

s3.2.6.2

Performed by the GEOS module.

Availability: 1.1.0

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