[OpenLayers-Users] programmatically selecting a feature using a ModifyFeature control

[Michael Anderson]

Hello,

I'm trying to programmatically select a feature in a layer with a Modify 
feature control. It seems to be selecting, but the feature does not turn the 
selected color and display it's vertices. Here is the relevant code:

First, I set up the ModifyFeature control when the page loads and set up a 
couple event listeners:

var controls = {fieldModify: new 
OpenLayers.Control.ModifyFeature(farmFieldsLayer)}; // there are more 
controls in the real app
farmFieldsLayer.events.register("beforefeaturemodified", null, 
onFieldBeforeModified);
farmFieldsLayer.events.register("afterfeaturemodified", null, 
onFieldAfterModified);

Then in another function I try to select a feature like this ('feature' is 
passed into the function):
controls.fieldModify.selectFeature(feature);

When I click on a feature, onFieldBeforeModified fires and the feature is 
highlighted with it's vertices displayed. Then when I click on another 
feature, onFieldAfterModified fires for the feature I clicked on previously, 
then onFieldBeforeModified fires for the new feature and it is highlighted.

When I use .selectFeature() to select a feature, onFieldBeforeModified does 
not fire and the feature is not highlighted. When I call it again on another 
feature, onFieldAfterModified does fire. That's why I think it really is 
being selected even though I can't see it. What I want is selecting using 
.selectFeature() to work just like clicking on the feature.

Am I doing something wrong, or shouldn't it work as I want it to.
Thanks.
Mike