DbSpatialServices.GeographyFromText Method

 

Creates a new DbGeography value based on the specified well known text value.

Namespace:   System.Data.Entity.Spatial
Assembly:  EntityFramework (in EntityFramework.dll)

NameDescription
System_CAPS_pubmethodGeographyFromText(String)

Creates a new DbGeography value based on the specified well-known text value.

System_CAPS_pubmethodGeographyFromText(String, Int32)

Creates a new DbGeography value based on the specified well-known text value and coordinate system identifier (SRID).


DbSpatialServices.GeographyFromText Method (String)

Creates a new DbGeography value based on the specified well-known text value.

public abstract DbGeography GeographyFromText(
	string wellKnownText
)

Parameters

wellKnownText
Type: System.String

A string that contains a well-known text representation of the geography value.

Return Value

Type: System.Data.Entity.Spatial.DbGeography

A new DbGeography value as defined by the well-known text value with the default DbGeography coordinate system identifier (SRID) ( DefaultCoordinateSystemId ).


DbSpatialServices.GeographyFromText Method (String, Int32)

Creates a new DbGeography value based on the specified well-known text value and coordinate system identifier (SRID).

public abstract DbGeography GeographyFromText(
	string wellKnownText,
	int coordinateSystemId
)

Parameters

wellKnownText
Type: System.String

A string that contains a well-known text representation of the geography value.

coordinateSystemId
Type: System.Int32

The identifier of the coordinate system that the new DbGeography value should use.

Return Value

Type: System.Data.Entity.Spatial.DbGeography

A new DbGeography value as defined by the well-known text value with the specified coordinate system identifier (SRID) ( DefaultCoordinateSystemId ).