ITGIS_Shape.ExportToEWKT method

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Exports the current geometry to Extended Well-Known Text (EWKT) with Spatial Reference Identifier (SRID) metadata.

Available also on: Delphi | .NET | Java | Python.

// C#
public WideString ExportToEWKT();

' VisualBasic
Public Function ExportToEWKT() As WideString

// Oxygene
public
  function ExportToEWKT : WideString;

PURPOSE: Serializes the shape to Extended Well-Known Text (EWKT), a PostGIS extension of WKT (Well-Known Text) that can preserve Spatial Reference Identifier (SRID) metadata.

BEHAVIOR: Generates WKT geometry text and prefixes it with SRID metadata when spatial reference information is available.

CONSTRAINTS: EWKT is not an OGC (Open Geospatial Consortium) standard format.