[Qgis-developer] Hierarchy of new geometry classes

[Marco Hugentobler]

Hi Martin

>but is there a strong reason to deviate from
>it?

Only a week reason ( clone() method ). But I think you are right and it 
might be better to follow the ISO model to be more compatible with other 
libs.

Regards,
Marco

On 23.06.2015 08:39, Martin Dobias wrote:
> Hi Marco
>
> On Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 2:27 PM, Marco Hugentobler
> <marco.hugentobler at sourcepole.ch> wrote:
>> http://osgeo-org.1560.x6.nabble.com/Questions-regarding-new-geometry-engine-td5208770.html#a5209162
> Thanks - I thought this was already asked, but couldn't find where...
>
> IMO the hierarchy in QGIS should follow the one in ISO and OGC models.
> Maybe right now there is no practical advantage for the implementation
> to follow the hierarchy, but is there a strong reason to deviate from
> it? It seems confusing that multi-polygon cannot be cast to
> multi-surface. I am afraid that things like this can bite us later...
>
> Regards
> Martin


-- 
Dr. Marco Hugentobler
Sourcepole -  Linux & Open Source Solutions
Weberstrasse 5, CH-8004 Zürich, Switzerland
marco.hugentobler at sourcepole.ch http://www.sourcepole.ch
Technical Advisor QGIS Project Steering Committee