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ST_AsHexEWKB

ST_AsHexEWKB returns the extended well-known binary (EWKB) representation of an input geometry or geography using ASCII hexadecimal characters (0–9, A–F). For 3DZ, 3DM, and 4D geometries or geographies, ST_AsHexEWKB uses the PostGIS extended WKB value for the geometry or geography type.

Syntax

ST_AsHexEWKB(geo)

Arguments

Return type

VARCHAR

If geo is null, then null is returned.

If the result is larger than a 64-KB VARCHAR, then an error is returned.

Examples

The following SQL returns the hexadecimal EWKB representation of a polygon in a geometry.

SELECT ST_AsHexEWKB(ST_GeomFromText('POLYGON((0 0,0 1,1 1,1 0,0 0))',4326));

st_ashexewkb
--------------------------------
0103000020E61000000100000005000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000F03F000000000000F03F000000000000F03F000000000000F03F000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000

The following SQL returns the hexadecimal EWKB representation of a polygon in a geography.

SELECT ST_AsHexEWKB(ST_GeogFromText('POLYGON((0 0,0 1,1 1,1 0,0 0))'));

st_ashexewkb
--------------------------------
0103000020E61000000100000005000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000F03F000000000000F03F000000000000F03F000000000000F03F000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000