ST_AsBinary

Syntax

ST_AsBinary(g)
AsBinary(g)
ST_AsWKB(g)
AsWKB(g)

Description

Converts a value in internal geometry format to its WKB representation and returns the binary result.

ST_AsBinary(), AsBinary(), ST_AsWKB() and AsWKB() are synonyms,

Examples

SET @poly = ST_GeomFromText('POLYGON((0 0,0 1,1 1,1 0,0 0))');
SELECT ST_AsBinary(@poly);

SELECT ST_AsText(ST_GeomFromWKB(ST_AsWKB(@poly)));
+--------------------------------------------+
| ST_AsText(ST_GeomFromWKB(ST_AsWKB(@poly))) |
+--------------------------------------------+
| POLYGON((0 0,0 1,1 1,1 0,0 0))             |
+--------------------------------------------+
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