Re: No ~ operator for box, point - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: No ~ operator for box, point
Date
Msg-id 200701270232.l0R2WB227101@momjian.us
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In response to Re: No ~ operator for box, point  (Jim Nasby <jim@nasby.net>)
Responses Re: No ~ operator for box, point  (Jim Nasby <jim@nasby.net>)
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Can I get a TODO on this?

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Jim Nasby wrote:
> On Jan 25, 2007, at 6:26 PM, Tom Lane wrote:
> > Martijn van Oosterhout <kleptog@svana.org> writes:
> >> On Thu, Jan 25, 2007 at 01:59:33PM -0500, Merlin Moncure wrote:
> >>> On 1/25/07, Jim C. Nasby <jim@nasby.net> wrote:
> >>>> decibel=# select box '((0,0),(2,2))' ~ point '(1,1)';
> >>>> ERROR:  operator does not exist: box ~ point
> >>>
> >>> I don't see a reason, although you can do it with polygon and not  
> >>> box.
> >
> > Seems like an old oversight.
> 
> Ok. If I ever get some time I'll submit a patch to bring everything  
> in-line (there's other missing operators as well).
> 
> >>> Also, I can't find the ~ operator defined for polygon in the
> >>> documentation, am I missing something?
> >
> > ~ is deprecated, "contains" is preferentially spelled @> now.
> 
> Ok, I'll keep that in mind.
> --
> Jim Nasby                                            jim@nasby.net
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