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ST_STARTPOINT

MariaDB starting with 5.3.3

ST_STARTPOINT was added as a synonym for STARTPOINT in MariaDB 5.3.3.

Syntax

ST_StartPoint(ls)
StartPoint(ls)

Description

Returns the Point that is the start point of the LineString value ls.

ST_StartPoint() and StartPoint() are synonyms.

Examples

SET @ls = 'LineString(1 1,2 2,3 3)';

SELECT AsText(StartPoint(GeomFromText(@ls)));
+---------------------------------------+
| AsText(StartPoint(GeomFromText(@ls))) |
+---------------------------------------+
| POINT(1 1)                            |
+---------------------------------------+

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