[geojquery] If the map would be a DOM object

[Christoph Baudson (Wheregroup)]

Volker Mische schrieb:
> Hi,
>
> I just had a crazy idea, and before I wake up tomorrow and think it's
> not worth mentioning it, I just drop this mail. Here it is: what most
> people like about jQuery is the way how easy the interaction with DOM
> got with it. So how would a map look like if it would be a DOM object
> and how would you interact with it?
>
> You would use selectors to get the objects, e.g.:
> // hide the layer with id bluemarble
> Map('layer#bluemarble').hide();
> // hide all WMS layers, but still show WFS layers
> Map('layer.wms').hide();
> // assign an onclick event to all features to the layer with id states
> Map('layer#states features').onclick();
> // add a new layer (append is only an example,
> // better method names could be used
> Map.append("layer", {type: 'WMS, url: '', ...}).
> // Filtering features
> Map(layer#states features).filter();
>
> This was only a quick brainstorm. I need to think about it more
> thoroughly the next days, but you might have already opinions about it.
>   

How about using custom selectors in the jQuery function (with the ":" 
notation) in this approach instead?

Christoph

P.S. Brainstorming is a perfect way of starting this project, keep your 
ideas coming!


> Cheers,
>   Volker
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