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

[Daniel Morissette]

Tom Myny wrote:
> 
> 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 ?
> 

I filed this in the MapServer bugzilla... if you're lucky it may happen
in 3.7

http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=209

In the meantime you can write your own little PHP function that loops
through the layers and compares the $class->name value to locate the
layer you're looking for.  But if you use this a lot then it can become
a waste of resources because each call to $layer->getClass() creates a
new instance of PHP classObj wrapper, etc.

Daniel
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