CGI QUERY & NQUERY -vs- mapscript queryByRect & queryByShape

[Lowell Filak]

The following message was sent by "Ryan, Adam" <ARyan at CO.LINN.OR.US> on
Thu, 30 Sep 2004 14:07:10 -0700.

> Just a quick question.  Why are there QUERY and NQUERY CGI MODE
options, but
> there is no mode parameter (SINGLE/MULTIPLE) in the mapscript queryByRect
> and queryByShape methods?
>
> Adam

Adam,

Good question. My question: What does "nearest" mean when selecting by
rectangle or shape? Shouldn't it require "multiple".

Lowell