[Mapserver-users] #features for layer in php/mapscript?

[Vincent Schut]

Sorry, I should add some system info: linux, more or less latest GDAL/GD2/FT2, 
php 4.3.1, mapserver3.7dev from 1 or 2 weeks ago.

Hi all,

is there a way to determine the number of features (polygons, lines...) of a 
layerObj in php/mapscript?

I'm playing around with the $layer->getshape() function, but I have to provide 
it a shapeindex which appears to be a feature index. However, I can't find a 
way to determine the max shapeindex for a particular layer (without 
seperately opening the dbf file). Am I overlooking something?
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Vincent Schut (schut at sarvision.com)
Sarvision B.V.
Wageningen, The Netherlands
www.sarvision.com