[mapserver-users] phpmapscript on feature text

[Stephen Woodbridge]

Aaron,

Yes you can do that. Define the layer in the map file with an empty
FEATURE END block. Then in PHP/Mapscript create a ShapeObj and add a
point with the location where you want the label to go and add the text
string to the ShapeObj. the get the Layer by name, and
$oLayer->addFeature($oshape); and draw the layer. I haven't actually
done this but I think it should work. Let us know the results. So
something like this:

$oPoint = ms_newLineObj();  # shape wants a line object as list of
points
$oPoint->setXY($myX, $myY);

$oShape = ms_newShapeObj(MS_SHAPE_POINT);
$oShape->set("text", "© 2002 Name of Copyright Owner");
$oShape->add($oPoint);

$oLayer = $map->getLayerByName("release");
$oLayer->addFeature($oShape);

$image = $map->draw();
$oLayer->draw($image);

Or something very close to this anyway.

-Steve W.

> "Aaron D. Hunt" wrote:
> 
> Thank you for the help on the credits.
> 
> Is there a way to change the text in the feature area with php
> mapscript ?
> 
>   LAYER
>     NAME release
>     STATUS DEFAULT
>     TRANSFORM FALSE
>     TYPE ANNOTATION
>     FEATURE
>       POINTS 555 260 END
>       TEXT '© 2002 '
>     END
>     CLASS
>       LABEL
>         TYPE TRUETYPE
>         FONT Times
>         SIZE 8
>         ANTIALIAS
>         OUTLINECOLOR 255 255 255
>          COLOR 0 0 0
>         POSITION UL
>          FORCE TRUE
>       END
>     END
>   END
> 
> Aaron D. Hunt
> Technical Manager
> ZedX Inc.
> Voice: 814-357-8490
> Fax:    814-357-8499