12.16.6 Geometry Format Conversion Functions

MySQL supports the functions listed in this section for converting geometry values from internal geometry format to WKT or WKB format.

There are also functions to convert a string from WKT or WKB format to internal geometry format. See Section 12.16.3, “Functions That Create Geometry Values from WKT Values”, and Section 12.16.4, “Functions That Create Geometry Values from WKB Values”.