OpenLayers.Format.Context

Base class for both Format.WMC and Format.OWSContext

Inherits from

Summary
OpenLayers.Format.ContextBase class for both Format.WMC and Format.OWSContext
Properties
layerOptions{Object} Default options for layers created by the parser.
layerParams{Object} Default parameters for layers created by the parser.
Constructor
OpenLayers.Format.ContextCreate a new parser for Context documents.
Functions
readRead Context data from a string, and return an object with map properties and a list of layers.
getLayerFromContextCreate a WMS layer from a layerContext object.
getLayersFromContextCreate an array of layers from an array of layerContext objects.
contextToMapCreate a map given a context object.
mergeContextToMapAdd layers from a context object to a map.
writeWrite a context document given a map.
Constants
OpenLayers.Format.Context.serviceTypesEnumeration for service types

Properties

layerOptions

{Object} Default options for layers created by the parser.  These options are overridden by the options which are read from the capabilities document.

layerParams

{Object} Default parameters for layers created by the parser.  This can be used e.g. to override DEFAULT_PARAMS for OpenLayers.Layer.WMS.

Constructor

OpenLayers.Format.Context

Create a new parser for Context documents.

Parameters

options{Object} An optional object whose properties will be set on this instance.

Functions

read

read: function(data,
options)

Read Context data from a string, and return an object with map properties and a list of layers.

Parameters

data{String} or {DOMElement} data to read/parse.
options{Object} The options object must contain a map property.  If the map property is a string, it must be the id of a dom element where the new map will be placed.  If the map property is an OpenLayers.Map, the layers from the context document will be added to the map.

Returns

{OpenLayers.Map} A map based on the context.

getLayerFromContext

getLayerFromContext: function(layerContext)

Create a WMS layer from a layerContext object.

Parameters

layerContext{Object} An object representing a WMS layer.

Returns

{OpenLayers.Layer.WMS} A WMS layer.

getLayersFromContext

getLayersFromContext: function(layersContext)

Create an array of layers from an array of layerContext objects.

Parameters

layersContext{Array(Object)} An array of objects representing layers.

Returns

{Array(OpenLayers.Layer)} An array of layers.

contextToMap

contextToMap: function(context,
options)

Create a map given a context object.

Parameters

context{Object} The context object.
options{Object} Default map options.

Returns

{OpenLayers.Map} A map based on the context object.

mergeContextToMap

mergeContextToMap: function(context,
map)

Add layers from a context object to a map.

Parameters

context{Object} The context object.
map{OpenLayers.Map} The map.

Returns

{OpenLayers.Map} The same map with layers added.

write

write: function(obj,
options)

Write a context document given a map.

Parameters

obj{OpenLayers.Map | Object} A map or context object.
options{Object} Optional configuration object.

Returns

{String} A context document string.

Constants

OpenLayers.Format.Context.serviceTypes

Enumeration for service types

read: function(data,
options)
Read Context data from a string, and return an object with map properties and a list of layers.
getLayerFromContext: function(layerContext)
Create a WMS layer from a layerContext object.
getLayersFromContext: function(layersContext)
Create an array of layers from an array of layerContext objects.
contextToMap: function(context,
options)
Create a map given a context object.
mergeContextToMap: function(context,
map)
Add layers from a context object to a map.
write: function(obj,
options)
Write a context document given a map.
Base class for versioned formats, i.e.
Instances of OpenLayers.Map are interactive maps embedded in a web page.
Instances of OpenLayers.Layer.WMS are used to display data from OGC Web Mapping Services.
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