From: Regina Obe Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:27:14 +0000 (+0000) Subject: New postgresql type section per #300. Still need to modify postgis_comments.sql... X-Git-Tag: 1.5.0b1~191 X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=3e3cba7c065c7b529a32cd429d22bc2488540ad6;p=postgis New postgresql type section per #300. Still need to modify postgis_comments.sql.xsl accordingly git-svn-id: http://svn.osgeo.org/postgis/trunk@4886 b70326c6-7e19-0410-871a-916f4a2858ee --- diff --git a/doc/postgis.xml b/doc/postgis.xml index f107b069f..32e7bc0c7 100644 --- a/doc/postgis.xml +++ b/doc/postgis.xml @@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ + diff --git a/doc/reference.xml b/doc/reference.xml index 3ad2a7cd0..9c94dbf33 100644 --- a/doc/reference.xml +++ b/doc/reference.xml @@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ deprecated in a future release. + &reference_type; &reference_management; &reference_constructor; &reference_accessor; diff --git a/doc/reference_type.xml b/doc/reference_type.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..fc9bc443c --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/reference_type.xml @@ -0,0 +1,99 @@ + + + PostgreSQL PostGIS Types + + + + box2d + A box composed of x min, ymin, xmax, ymax. Often used to return the 2d enclosing box of a geometry. + + + + Description + box2d is a spatial data type used to represent the enclosing box of a geometry or set of geometries. ST_Extent in earlier versions prior to PostGIS 1.4 would return a box2d. + + + + + box3d + A box composed of x min, ymin, zmin, xmax, ymax, zmax. Often used to return the 3d extent of a geometry or collection of geometries. + + + + Description + box3d is a postgis spatial data type used to represent the enclosing box of a geometry or set of geometries. ST_Extent3D returns a box3d object. + + + + + + box3d_extent + A box composed of x min, ymin, zmin, xmax, ymax, zmax. Often used to return the extent of a geometry. + + + + Description + box3d_extent is a data type returned by ST_Extent. In versions prior to PostGIS 1.4, ST_Extent would return a box2d. + + + Casting Behavor + This section lists the automatic as well as explicit casts allowed for this data type + + + + + Cast To + Behavior + + + box2d + automatic + + + box3d + automatic + + + geometry + automatic + + + + + + + + + + GEOMETRY + Planar spatial data type. + + + + Description + GEOMETRY is a fundamental postgis spatial data type used to represent a feature in the Euclidean coordinate system. + + + + See Also + + + + + + + GEOGRAPHY + Ellipsoidal spatial data type. + + + + Description + GEOGRAPHY is a spatial data type used to represent a feature in the round-earth coordinate system. + + + + See Also + , + + +