# TO_CARTESIANPOINT

Converts an input value to a `cartesian_point` value. A string will only be successfully converted if it follows the WKT Point format.

## Syntax

`TO_CARTESIANPOINT(field)`

### Parameters

#### field

Input value to be converted. The input can be a single- or multi-valued column or an expression.

## Examples

Expands a list of WKT Point strings and converts each string to a cartesian_point value:

```esql
ROW wkt = ["POINT(4297.11 -1475.53)", "POINT(7580.93 2272.77)"]
| MV_EXPAND wkt
| EVAL pt = TO_CARTESIANPOINT(wkt)
```
This example expands a list of WKT Point strings and converts each to a cartesian_point value.
