[postgis-users] box2d return from function!

[Obe, Regina]

Dan,
Okay I'm confused.  I tried this and it worked fine in both 8.2 1.3.3
and 8.3 1.3.3

CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION fntestbox2d(ageom geometry)
  RETURNS box2d AS
$BODY$
DECLARE retobj box2d;
BEGIN
	retobj := ST_Extent(ageom);
	RETURN retobj;
END;$BODY$
  LANGUAGE 'plpgsql' IMMUTABLE


What are you trying to do?  the cast from box to box2d as Mark noted is
a limitation of some sort.

Thanks,
Regina  

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:postgis-users-bounces at postgis.refractions.net] On Behalf Of Mark
Cave-Ayland
Sent: Friday, June 27, 2008 4:46 AM
To: PostGIS Users Discussion
Subject: Re: [postgis-users] box2d return from function!

Dan Erikson wrote:
> Quick question here.....might be easy for someone who has done this:
> 
> I want to return an extent (box2d) from a plpgsql function.  I can 
> define "box2d" as a type within the function, but only "box" in the 
> function return type or the out variable type.  Apparently I can't
cast 
> from "box2d" to "box" either.
> 
> It is possible I am approaching this all wrong.  Is there an easier
way 
> to return the results of an extent query?
> 
> (Postgresql 8.2)
> 
> 
> Dan Erikson BNRSc
> Project Manager

Yeah, I spotted this a while back :(  Unfortunately changing it in the 
1.3.x series will probably break a lot of applications, so the earliest 
it will happen is somewhere in 1.4.


ATB,

Mark.

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