[postgis-devel] [PostGIS] #1212: [raster]: st_intersects signature change - documentation out of synch

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Thu Sep 29 12:53:49 PDT 2011


#1212: [raster]: st_intersects signature change - documentation out of synch
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 Reporter:  robe            |       Owner:  pracine      
     Type:  defect          |      Status:  new          
 Priority:  medium          |   Milestone:  PostGIS 2.0.0
Component:  postgis raster  |     Version:  trunk        
 Keywords:                  |  
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Comment(by pracine):

 Replying to [comment:25 dustymugs]:
 > > I'm pretty sure overloading does not take the return type into account
 so you will have to do something anyway otherwise ST_Intersection(raster,
 geometry) -> raster will conflict with ST_Intersection(raster, geometry)
 -> set of geomval. Right Robe?
 >
 > What I was thinking was:
 >
 > ST_Intersection(raster, geometry) -> raster
 >
 > ST_Intersection(geometry, raster) -> set of geomval

 Ha yeah... If Regina is ok with that, +1 for me... We will have to be
 explicit in the reference though. I predict many mails noting the strange
 incongruency.

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