named classes/named classifications

[Bart van den Eijnden]

Hey Huub,

maybe I am the only one understanding your mail :), since you did not get
any reply as yet ....

I opened up an enhancement bug for this in 2004:

http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=812

Maybe it only needs some funding to get implemented .... the idea is good
I guess ....

Best regards,
Bart

On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 00:37:59 +0100, huub fleuren <hfl at HOME.NL> wrote:

> Hello developers,
>
> Soon, for a project we will have to create a MAP file containing some
> 65 layers that will share a unique count of about 90 different classes.
>
> Of course it wil be no problem to generate all the classes for all the
> layers again and again but allthough it is not ready yet i know it wil
> be a Super MAP file.
>
>
> i think i read a contribution somewhere where someone said that named
> classes would become available in a future version of mapserv.
>
> CLASS
>  EXPRESSION
>  STYLE
>   ...
>  END
> END
> CLASS
>  EXPRESSION
>  STYLE
>   ...
>  END
> END
> CLASS
>  EXPRESSION
>  STYLE
>   ...
>  END
> END
> CLASS
>  EXPRESSION
>  STYLE
>   ...
>  END
> END
> CLASS
>  EXPRESSION
>  STYLE
>   ...
>  END
> END
>
> would then read
>
> CLASSIFICATION
>      NAME 'wonen'
> END
>
> This name would of course be reusable
>
>
> In the first lines of the mapfile it would read
> classifications 'classification\wonen.map classification\werken.map
> classification\natuur.map classification\water.map '
>
> the names defined in any classification map file is a complete
> classification
>
> simply: you could reuse a classification containing classes
>
> any class could also have a (unique) name
> In the first lines of the mapfile it would read
> classes 'classification\allsingleclases.map
> You could use
> CLASS
> NAME '30_1'
> END
> CLASS
> NAME '30_2'
> END
> CLASS
> NAME '30_3'
> END
>
>
> how do you look  at this issue an when will something like it be
> available?
>
>
>
> --
> Regards,
>  Huub
>



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