Just to add to Jody's answer, if you need to work with Strings use the JTS WKTReader class to create a Geometry object from the String that you can then pass to the modifyFeatures method.
For your example of a point position the string value would be something like POINT(1.234 5.678). Michael On 22 July 2011 16:53, Jody Garnett <[email protected]> wrote: > It needs to be an object like a JTS Geometry. > -- > Jody Garnett > > On Friday, 22 July 2011 at 3:01 PM, rBartel wrote: > > I'd like to modify a field in a row in my database, where the field happens > to be a geometry. I already have a setup where I can send a string for any > other field and it will be modified accordingly, so it would be really > convenient (though not necessary) to do the same for this. > > Can FeatureStore.modifyFeatures(property, value, filter) update a geometry > field when "value" is a String, or does it need an Object, like a > DirectPosition2D? If it can, what sort of format does the string need to be > in? > > -- > View this message in context: > http://osgeo-org.1803224.n2.nabble.com/Trying-to-modify-a-geometry-field-by-sending-a-string-to-wfst-tp6609356p6609356.html > Sent from the geotools-gt2-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > 10 Tips for Better Web Security > Learn 10 ways to better secure your business today. Topics covered include: > Web security, SSL, hacker attacks & Denial of Service (DoS), private keys, > security Microsoft Exchange, secure Instant Messaging, and much more. > http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51426210/ > _______________________________________________ > Geotools-gt2-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geotools-gt2-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > 10 Tips for Better Web Security > Learn 10 ways to better secure your business today. Topics covered include: > Web security, SSL, hacker attacks & Denial of Service (DoS), private keys, > security Microsoft Exchange, secure Instant Messaging, and much more. > http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51426210/ > _______________________________________________ > Geotools-gt2-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geotools-gt2-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 Tips for Better Web Security Learn 10 ways to better secure your business today. Topics covered include: Web security, SSL, hacker attacks & Denial of Service (DoS), private keys, security Microsoft Exchange, secure Instant Messaging, and much more. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51426210/ _______________________________________________ Geotools-gt2-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geotools-gt2-users
