st_flipcoordinates function

Applies to: Databricks SQL Databricks Runtime 17.1 and above

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Swaps X and Y coordinates of the input GEOMETRY value.

Syntax

st_flipcoordinates ( geoExpr )

Arguments

• geoExpr: A GEOMETRY value.

Returns

A value of type GEOMETRY with X and Y coordinates swapped.

The SRID value of the output GEOMETRY value is equal to that of the input value.

The function returns NULL if the input is NULL.

Examples

SQL

-- Swaps X and Y coordinates of a linestring.
> SELECT st_astext(st_flipcoordinates(st_geomfromtext('LINESTRING(1 2,3 4,5 6,7 8)')));
  LINESTRING(2 1,4 3,6 5,8 7)
-- Swaps X and Y coordinates of a point.
> SELECT st_astext(st_flipcoordinates(st_geomfromtext('POINT(10 20)')));
  POINT(20 10)

Related functions

• st_x function
• st_y function