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<DIV>Hi</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>In sql/mm, it seems only one sql funtion has get/set semantic,
that is st_srid.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>get version: st_srid()</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>set version: st_srid(srid num)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>same funtion name ,and different para, we could call it as
overroad mode.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>now we are doing with raster, there are many get/set
semantic sql funtions, we may have 3 choices: </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>(1) overroad mode: rt_value(raster, integer, integer, integer,
float8) and rt_value(raster, integer, integer, integer)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>(2) explicit set/get mode: rt_setvalue(raster, integer,
integer, integer, float8) and rt_getvalue(raster, integer, integer,
integer)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>(3) explicit set/implict get mode: rt_setvalue(raster,
integer, integer, integer, float8) and rt_value(raster, integer, integer,
integer)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>which form of name convention should we follow?
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>My view is: </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>(2) is clarity, but as for many long name functions, plus
get/set seems verbose</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>(1) seems close to standard, but sql/mm only has jut one model
- st_srid could follow,and semantic seems not very clear when funtion
in sql statement(is it?).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>(3) is OK, but lack of symmetrical
beauty.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Jiong</FONT></DIV>
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