ST_CurveN — Returns the Nth component curve geometry of a CompoundCurve.
geometry ST_CurveN(geometry a_compoundcurve, integer index);
Returns the Nth component curve geometry of a CompoundCurve. The index starts at 1. Returns NULL if the geometry is not a CompoundCurve or the index is out of range.
This method implements the SQL/MM specification. SQL-MM 3: 8.2.6, 8.3.5
This function supports 3d and will not drop the z-index.
SELECT ST_AsText(ST_CurveN('COMPOUNDCURVE(
(2 2, 2.5 2.5),
CIRCULARSTRING(2.5 2.5, 4.5 2.5, 3.5 3.5),
(3.5 3.5, 2.5 4.5, 3 5, 2 2)
)', 1));
ST_NumCurves, ST_Dump, ST_ExteriorRing, ST_NumInteriorRings, ST_NumGeometries