[mapserver-users] unable to set symbol in php?

[Pushkar Pradhan]

Thanks Daniel,
Okay I'm using 3.5 and I can do it, I was trying
set("symbol", "name);
I did what you said
set("symbolname", "star");
and it worked!!
> Which version of PHP MapScript?
>
> In version 3.6, you can set a symbol by name using
>
>   $class->set("symbolname", "star");
>
> or overlaysymbol using:
>   $class->set("overlaysymbolname", "star");
>
> This is new in 3.6 and wasn't there in 3.5
>
> Daniel
>
>
> Pushkar Pradhan wrote:
> >
> > I'm using php/mapsc. and unable to set a symbol for a class using a name.
> > I can successfully create a symbol for the class using an integer type. If
> > anybody knows the soln. please let me know. Thanks,
> >
> > related .map file:
> >    METADATA
> >       "DESCRIPTION" "Cercla Sites"
> >       "Colors" "64-66"
> >       "Symbol" "1"
> >    END
> >
> >    LABELITEM "Npl"
> >    CLASSITEM "Npl"
> >
> > code:
> > $symbolName = $tmp->getMetaData("Symbol");
> > $status = $cl[$c]->set("symbol", $symbolName);
> > $status = $cl[$c]->set("size", 15);
> >
> > $cl[$c] is the class created dynamically.
> > If $symbolName is a no. (like in this example - 1) the symbol shows up,
> > but if I pass the name no symbol appears.
> >
> > related sym file:
> > #2
> > Symbol
> > Name 'star'  # also tried "star"
> > .
> > .
> > END
> >
> > -Pushkar S. Pradhan
>

-Pushkar S. Pradhan