Changes between Initial Version and Version 1 of FDORfc22

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06/25/08 14:23:13 (16 years ago)

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brucedechant

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+= !MapGuide RFC 22 - Enhance expression engine concat function =
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+This page contains a change request (RFC) for the !MapGuide Open Source project.  
+More !MapGuide RFCs can be found on the [wiki:MapGuideRfcs RFCs] page.
+
+
+== Status == 
+ 
+||RFC Template Version||(1.0)|| 
+||Submission Date|| June 25, 2008 ||
+||Last Modified|| Bruce Dechant [[Timestamp]]||
+||Author||Bruce Dechant||
+||RFC Status||draft|| 
+||Implementation Status||draft||
+||Proposed Milestone||2.1||
+||Assigned PSC guide(s)||Greg Boone||
+||'''Voting History'''|| ||
+||+1|| ||
+||+0|| ||
+||-0|| ||
+||-1|| ||
+ 
+== Overview ==
+
+This RFC is for adding an additional syntax to the concat function of the expression engine.
+
+== Motivation ==
+
+The existing concat function syntax is difficult to work with when multiple concatenations need to be done. It requires the concat functions be nested whenever a new item needs to be concatenated.
+
+== Proposed Solution ==
+
+The proposed solution is to add support for an additional syntax to the concat function.
+
+Old syntax:
+{{{
+concat('Parcel ID: ', concat( PID , concat('\nOwner Name: ', concat( OWNER_NAME , concat('\nAddress: ',  SITE_ADDR )))))
+
+}}}
+
+New syntax:
+{{{
+concat('Parcel ID: ', PID , '\nOwner Name: ', OWNER_NAME, '\nAddress: ', SITE_ADDR )
+
+}}}
+
+The new syntax will consist of a comma delimited list of concatenation items.
+
+== Implications ==
+
+The existing concat function syntax will continue to be supported in addition to the new syntax.
+
+== Test Plan ==
+
+Test that the existing and new concat function syntax work.
+
+== Funding/Resources ==
+
+None at this time.