I'm embarrassed to ask, but what does "ST" stand for? Rich
On 9/10/07, Obe, Regina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Steve, > > Just to add to what Mark said. There is a little bit more going on than > simply a renaming. > > Most if not all of the ST relation functions have automatic index use > enabled in them. > > For example > > the old within is really closer to the hidden _ST_Within and the new > ST_Within function is equivalent to writing the old > > geom1 && geom2 AND Within(geom1, geom2) > > Same goes for ST_Contains, ST_Overlap etc. > > Hope that helps, > Regina > > ________________________________ > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on > behalf of Mark Cave-Ayland > Sent: Sun 9/9/2007 4:30 PM > To: PostGIS Users Discussion > Subject: Re: [postgis-users] ST_<function> vs <function> > > > > > On Sun, 2007-09-09 at 16:03 -0400, Stephen Woodbridge wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I seem to have missed reading some vital post or something. > > > > What is the difference between ST_<function>() and <function>()? > > Is this just a renaming for namespace issues? > > Are the <function>() names deprecated? > > Are there other benefits to this renaming? > > > > Please explain or point me to the relevant docs. > > > > Thanks, > > -Steve > > > Hi Stephen, > > I don't remember there being much discussion about this, but the > relevant commit can be found here: > http://postgis.refractions.net/pipermail/postgis-commits/2007-June/000074.html. > In short, the old function names are deprecated, and new applications should > start to use the ST_ prefix functions instead. > > > ATB, > > Mark. > > -- > ILande - Open Source Consultancy > http://www.ilande.co.uk > > > _______________________________________________ > postgis-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users > > > > ________________________________ > > > > > The substance of this message, including any attachments, may be > confidential, legally privileged and/or exempt from disclosure pursuant to > Massachusetts law. It is intended solely for the addressee. If you received > this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any > computer. > _______________________________________________ > postgis-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users > > -- Richard Greenwood [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.greenwoodmap.com _______________________________________________ postgis-users mailing list [email protected] http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users
