POINT

The POINT function creates a point value using the provided x and y coordinates. A point value represents a two-dimensional geometric point with a pair of floating-point numbers, often used for storing spatial data.

Syntax

POINT(x, y)

Examples

Create a table with a POINT data type column:

CREATE TABLE Foo (point_field POINT);

Insert a record with a point value:

INSERT INTO Foo VALUES (POINT(0.3134, 0.156));

Select the point_field column:

SELECT point_field AS point_field FROM Foo;

Update the point_field column:

UPDATE Foo SET point_field = POINT(2.0, 1.0) WHERE point_field = POINT(0.3134, 0.156);

Select the updated point_field column:

SELECT point_field AS point_field FROM Foo;

Delete the record with the specified point value:

DELETE FROM Foo WHERE point_field = POINT(2.0, 1.0);

Casting a string to a POINT:

SELECT CAST('POINT(-71.064544 42.28787)' AS POINT) AS pt;