[discrete]
[[esql-to_cartesianpoint]]
=== `TO_CARTESIANPOINT`

*Syntax*

[source,esql]
----
TO_CARTESIANPOINT(v)
----

*Parameters*

`v`::
Input value. The input can be a single- or multi-valued column or an expression.

*Description*

Converts an input value to a `point` value.

A string will only be successfully converted if it respects the
{wikipedia}/Well-known_text_representation_of_geometry[WKT Point] format.

include::types/to_cartesianpoint.asciidoc[]

*Example*

[source.merge.styled,esql]
----
include::{esql-specs}/spatial.csv-spec[tag=to_cartesianpoint-str]
----
[%header.monospaced.styled,format=dsv,separator=|]
|===
include::{esql-specs}/spatial.csv-spec[tag=to_cartesianpoint-str-result]
|===
