Hi Jody Seeing as a CQL filter can be provided on a single line/URL, I think that an 'open and close comment' syntax would be important i.e. `/* ... */` would be a good start.
Thanks for confirming that it currently does not exist. Regards Peter On Sun, 1 Mar 2020 at 02:48, Jody Garnett <jody.garn...@gmail.com> wrote: > So what would comment look like for CQL / ECQL ? Similar to SQL with a > `--` ? Looking around at other implementations `--`, `/* ... */` and `//` > are all supported. > > As for ECQL.md here is a PR https://github.com/geotools/geotools/pull/2823 > -- > Jody Garnett > > > On Fri, 28 Feb 2020 at 02:29, Peter Smythe <g...@smythe.co.za> wrote: > >> Hi all >> >> We occasionally make use of CQL in our GeoServer layer definition (in Add >> a new layer, the very last option before Save is `Restrict the features on >> layer by CQL filter`. >> >> My first question to the GeoServer team is: is this restricted to CQL, or >> does it allow ECQL too? I am assuming that ECQL is supported due to this >> statement: >> >> Whenever the documentation refers to CQL, ECQL syntax can be used as well >>> (and if not, please report that as a bug!). >>> ref: >>> https://docs.geoserver.org/stable/en/user/tutorials/cql/cql_tutorial.html >>> >> >> >> Secondly, more to GeoTools: does CQL, or ECQL, support the use of >> comments? >> >> Nothing is mentioned in >> https://docs.geoserver.org/stable/en/user/filter/ecql_reference.html >> >> But the ECQL NBF grammar at >> https://github.com/geotools/geotools/blob/master/modules/library/cql/ECQL.md >> has one reference to: >> >> <separator> ::= { <comment> | <space> | <newline> }... >> >> but no definition of <comment>. Perhaps that should be removed as the >> code at >> https://github.com/geotools/geotools/tree/master/modules/library/cql/src/main/jjtree >> does not contain any mention of comment. >> >> Thanks >> >> Peter >> >> _______________________________________________ >> GeoTools-Devel mailing list >> GeoTools-Devel@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geotools-devel >> >
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