ITGIS_Shape.ImportFromEWKT method

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Replaces the current geometry by parsing Extended Well-Known Text (EWKT) in place.

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

// C#
public void ImportFromEWKT(
  WideString _ewkt
);

' VisualBasic
Public Sub ImportFromEWKT(
  ByVal _ewkt As WideString
)

// Oxygene
public
  procedure ImportFromEWKT(
    _ewkt : WideString
  );

PURPOSE: Replaces the current shape geometry from Extended Well-Known Text (EWKT), a PostGIS extension of WKT (Well-Known Text) that can include Spatial Reference Identifier (SRID) metadata.

BEHAVIOR: Parses the EWKT content and updates this shape in place with the decoded geometry.

CONSTRAINTS: Existing geometry is overwritten. Malformed input raises an exception.