Name

ST_GeomFromTWKB — Creates a geometry instance from a TWKB ("Tiny Well-Known Binary") geometry representation.

Synopsis

geometry ST_GeomFromTWKB(bytea twkb);

Description

The ST_GeomFromTWKB function, takes a a TWKB ("Tiny Well-Known Binary") geometry representation (WKB) and creates an instance of the appropriate geometry type.

Examples

Code
SELECT ST_GeomFromTWKB(ST_AsTWKB('LINESTRING(126 34,127 35)'::geometry));
Output
LINESTRING(126 34, 127 35)
Figure
Geometry figure for visual-st-geomfromtwkb-01
Code
SELECT ST_GeomFromTWKB(E'\\x620002f7f40dbce4040105');
Output
LINESTRING(-113.98 39.198,-113.981 39.195)
Figure
Geometry figure for visual-st-geomfromtwkb-02

See Also

ST_AsTWKB