st_astext

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Returns the input Geography or Geometry value in WKT format.

For the corresponding Databricks SQL function, see st_astext function.

Syntax

Python

from pyspark.databricks.sql import functions as dbf

dbf.st_astext(col=<col>)

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
col	pyspark.sql.Column or str	A geospatial value, either a Geography or Geometry.

Examples

Python

from pyspark.databricks.sql import functions as dbf
df = spark.createDataFrame([('POINT Z (2.718281 3.141592 100)',)], ['wkt'])
df.select(dbf.st_astext(dbf.st_geogfromtext('wkt')).alias('result')).collect()

Output

[Row(result='POINT Z (2.718281 3.141592 100)')]