[mapserver-users] Request feature mapscript, Selecting a Class by Name

[Tom Myny]

Hi Mapserver users,

Is it possible to select a class by name in a Layer. Something like
getClassbyname ?
I use the feature getlayerbyname to select a Layer but for Classes i must
use an integer :/
Can this feature be enabled in mapscript ?

My mapfile:

  layer
    classitem "ID_"
    data "poi"
    name "poi"
    status off
    MAXSCALE 10000
    type point
    # 1 query #none
        class
         status off
         expression /1227/
         symbol 'symbols/images/nmbs.gif'
      end
        class
         status off
         expression /998/
         symbol 'symbols/images/998.gif'
      end
        class
         status off
         expression /999/
         symbol 'symbols/images/999.gif'

My code (for now):

        $symLayer = $gpoMap->getlayerbyname(poi);
        $symLayer->set("status", 1);
        $symobjclass = $symLayer->getClass('1');
        $symobjclass->set("status", 1);
        $symobjclass = $symLayer->getClass('2');
        $symobjclass->set("status", 1);

Hope that this will be a new feature,
Kind Regards,
Tom