QueryByRect problem in PHPmapscript

[Bill Thoen]

Ah HA! I just clued into the fact that the parameters for getShape() are 
in the opposite order from those in getFeature(). Doh! When I pass them 
in the proper order getShape works fine. Damn computers; they're just so 
picky about the details...

Steve Lime wrote:
> Keeping the SWIG and PHP versions of MapScript sync'd has always been a challenge so it's possible
> it didn't get added until 4.10.1 or later. At 4.10.0 you should have getShape which works the same
> as getFeature (they wrap the same C code) but with getShape you must pass a tile index in addition
> to the shape index. Usually it's just:
>
>   $shape = $layer->getShape(-1, $shpindex);
>
> Steve
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>>>> Bill Thoen <bthoen at gisnet.com> 10/31/07 5:48 PM >>>
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> getFeature doesn't seem to be defined in version 4.10.0. When I try to 
> use it I get an error message that says it's undefined. Is this a recent 
> change, or should it be there?
>
> Steve Lime wrote:
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>> getFeature is the method to use to retreive a feature from a layer. It is a layer method and
>> exists for both PHP and the SWIG-based bindings. It replaces the getShape method which
>> I created with stupid parameter orderings that made it impossible to not pass a tile index.
>>
>> I see that it is missing from the PHP/MapScript docs but is present in the Swig docs. I'll file
>> a ticket on that one... There's already a note at the bottom of the page but it hasn't been
>> noticed.
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