[mapguide-internals] Maestro Expression Editor Syntax

[Traian Stanev]

Try:

Postedname='Third Street'


Single quotes for strings. Double quotes makes it think that it is a column name.


Traian


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> Subject: [mapguide-internals] Maestro Expression Editor Syntax
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> 
> Hello,
> 
> I'm trying to compare String expressions in Maestro's Expression Editor to
> style a layer in a certain way. I have a attribute "Postedname" for the
> streets in my map. Now I want to style the streets with a certain name, in a
> different way. For, example I want all the streets with the name "Third
> Street" to be in a thicker line than the rest.
> 
> My problem is that I'm not sure of the exact syntax to do this. I've tried
> things such as:
> 
> Postedname="Third Street"
> Postedname Equals "Third Street"
> Postedname.equals("Third Street")=1
> Postedname.compareto("Third Street")=1
> 
> ....But to no avail. I was wondering if someone could help me out with
> explaining the correct way to compare/evaluate two Strings in Maestro's
> Expression Editor.
> 
> Thanks!
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