DbSpatialServices.AsText Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Data.Spatial

Assembly:

System.Data.Entity.dll

Gets the well-known text representation of the given value.

Overloads

AsText(DbGeography)	Gets the well-known text representation of the given DbGeography value. This value should include only the Longitude and Latitude of points.
AsText(DbGeometry)	Gets the well-known text representation of the given DbGeometry value, including only X and Y coordinates for points.

AsText(DbGeography)

Gets the well-known text representation of the given DbGeography value. This value should include only the Longitude and Latitude of points.

public:
 abstract System::String ^ AsText(System::Data::Spatial::DbGeography ^ geographyValue);

public abstract string AsText (System.Data.Spatial.DbGeography geographyValue);

abstract member AsText : System.Data.Spatial.DbGeography -> string

Public MustOverride Function AsText (geographyValue As DbGeography) As String

Parameters

geographyValue

DbGeography

The geography value for which the well-known text should be generated.

Returns

String

A string containing the well-known text representation of geographyValue.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

geographyValue

ArgumentException

geographyValue

AsText(DbGeometry)

Gets the well-known text representation of the given DbGeometry value, including only X and Y coordinates for points.

public:
 abstract System::String ^ AsText(System::Data::Spatial::DbGeometry ^ geometryValue);

public abstract string AsText (System.Data.Spatial.DbGeometry geometryValue);

abstract member AsText : System.Data.Spatial.DbGeometry -> string

Public MustOverride Function AsText (geometryValue As DbGeometry) As String

Parameters

geometryValue

DbGeometry

The geometry value for which the well-known text should be generated.

Returns

String

A string containing the well-known text representation of geometryValue.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

geometryValue

ArgumentException

geometryValue