ST_MAKELINE

Introduced or updated: v1.2.391

Constructs a GEOMETRY or GEOGRAPHY object that represents a line connecting the points in the input two GEOMETRY or GEOGRAPHY objects.

Syntax

ST_MAKELINE(<geometry_or_geography1>, <geometry_or_geography2>)

Aliases

• ST_MAKE_LINE

Arguments

Arguments	Description
<geometry_or_geography1>	A GEOMETRY or GEOGRAPHY object containing the points to connect. This object must be a Point, MultiPoint, or LineString.
<geometry_or_geography2>	A GEOMETRY or GEOGRAPHY object containing the points to connect. This object must be a Point, MultiPoint, or LineString.

Return Type

Geometry.

Examples

GEOMETRY examples

SELECT
  ST_MAKELINE(
    ST_GEOMETRYFROMWKT(
      'POINT(-122.306100 37.554162)'
    ),
    ST_GEOMETRYFROMWKT(
      'POINT(-104.874173 56.714538)'
    )
  ) AS pipeline_line;

┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                     pipeline_line                     │
├───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ LINESTRING(-122.3061 37.554162,-104.874173 56.714538) │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

GEOGRAPHY examples

SELECT
  ST_MAKELINE(
    ST_GEOGFROMWKT(
      'POINT(-122.306100 37.554162)'
    ),
    ST_GEOGFROMWKT(
      'POINT(-104.874173 56.714538)'
    )
  ) AS pipeline_line;

╭───────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│                     pipeline_line                     │
├───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ LINESTRING(-122.3061 37.554162,-104.874173 56.714538) │
╰───────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯