Re: No ~ operator for box, point

Added to TODO:

* Add missing operators for geometric data types

Some geometric types do not have the full suite of geometric operators,
e.g. box @> point

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Jim Nasby wrote:
> * Add missing operators for geometric data types and operators
>
> There are geometric data types that do not have the full suite
> of geometric operators
> defined; for example, box @> point does not exist.
>
> On Jan 26, 2007, at 9:32 PM, Bruce Momjian wrote:
>
> >
> > 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(at)svana(dot)org> writes:
> >>>> On Thu, Jan 25, 2007 at 01:59:33PM -0500, Merlin Moncure wrote:
> >>>>> On 1/25/07, Jim C. Nasby <jim(at)nasby(dot)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.
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