ST_AsHexWKB - Amazon Redshift
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ST_AsHexWKB

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

Syntax

ST_AsHexWKB(geo)

Arguments

geo

A value of data type GEOMETRY or GEOGRAPHY, or an expression that evaluates to a GEOMETRY or GEOGRAPHY type.

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 WKB representation of a polygon in a geometry. 

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

st_ashexwkb
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01030000000100000005000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000F03F000000000000F03F000000000000F03F000000000000F03F000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000

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

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

st_ashexwkb
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01030000000100000005000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000F03F000000000000F03F000000000000F03F000000000000F03F000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000