[OpenLayers-Users] Feature's attributes

[Alexandre Dube]

Hi list,

  I'm using WFS Protocol to INSERT, DELETE and UPDATE features.  So far, 
I've been able to INSERT geometry and DELETE.  Now, I'd like to add some 
attributes with an html form.  I was wondering if there's already 
something for that in OL, something that takes care of parsing 
attributes to a feature.  I tried feature.attributes['attribute_name'] = 
"some text" and it works, but doesn't seem ok to me.

  I also noticed that when I INSERT a new geometry, it doesn't gets its 
'gid' attribute.  It only appears when I refresh the page.  Should that 
attribute be saved to the feature's attributes at the same time they are 
INSERTed ?  I look the WFS-Transaction example (3) and noticed that 
there's no 'gid' attribute anywhere...

  Also, if I (1) INSERT then try immediately to UPDATE, I get an error 
500.  But if (2) I refresh then UPDATE, no error 500 ( I can go beyond 
that error, well I get an other one but it doesn't matter right 
now....)  I think it has more something to do with the "fid" in the GML 
as follow :

  >(1) My first GML ( that's not working ) has :<ogc:FeatureId/>
  >(2) My second GML ( working ) has <ogc:FeatureId 
fid="bdga_route_l_arc.7199"/>
  >(3) And the example has :<ogc:FeatureId fid="restricted.55"/>, even 
if it has no attributes !

Any hints ?

-- 
Alexandre Dubé
Mapgears
www.mapgears.com