Java Mapscript - querybyattribut

Umberto Nicoletti umberto.nicoletti at GMAIL.COM
Wed Apr 19 23:27:43 PDT 2006


Please open an issue in bugzilla. I'll add some debugging to mapserver
in cvs and then we'll start from there.

See you tomorrow.

Best regards,
Umberto

On 4/20/06, Benedikt Rothe <umn-ms at hydrotec.de> wrote:
>
> Hi all
>
> For experimental purpose I added a "UTF-8 -> ISO-8859-Conversion"
> in two functions of mapscript_wrap.c
> The functions are the JNI-Implementations of mapObj.getLayerByName and
> layerObj.queryByAttributes.
>
> I testet with the QueryByAttribute-Program Umberto send and with a Shapefile
> (no database).
> I tested to find the layer named "ÜÄÖßäüö" and in this layer the
> regular-expression
> "Süden".
>
> On my Windows-machine the results seem to be correct for the Command-Line-
> parameter-case and for the hardcoded-case.
>
> The implementation is experimental only. If strings are longer than 500
> chars,
> unforeseeable things may happen. In practice one should think twice wether
> to
> use this kind of implementation or to use the build-in Java-encoders from
> JNI level.
>
> But the really difficult question is how anything like this could be
> reasonably incorporated
> with swig. I have no idea!
>
> Umberto? What do you think?
>
> Norbert: To be honorable, I don't think it is promising to change the
> Strings in the
> higher Java-level.
>
> For some days code with example can be dowloaded from
> http://www2.hydrotec.de/webdemos/be/umlaute.zip
> (Compiled mapscript.dll is included. Other dll's can be used from normal
> mapserver 4.8.2)
>
> Benedikt
>
> PS: I think of this as a bug in mapserver. Should a bug in bugzilla be
> opened?
>
> listuser HH <listuser at herzsys.de> schrieb am 19.04.2006 10:05:13:
>
> > Hi Benedikt,
> >
> > thanks for the interest. I have the encoding problem when I try to
> > "getLayerByName()". I could get around the problem at this point but I
> > think I will have the problem later again. So testing is easy - I just
> > use a simple layer with the name "Regierungspräsidien". When I use this
> > string to get the layer by name it doesn't work. To be sure I tried to
> > check this string with the name of the layer which I get from
> > map.getLayer(0) - which is equal to the other.
> >
> > My thought was to convert the string before using it in mapscript
> > functions. Java brings two things to convert strings - perhaps there are
> > more.
> >
> > 1. make a new String from the old in a special encoding - e.g. --> new
> > String(oldString.getBytes(), "ISO8859-1")
> > 2. convert chars to different encoding - e.g. [snip] -->
> >                         CharToByteISO8859_1 conv4ISO = new
> > CharToByteISO8859_1();
> >                         char[] cs = layerName.toCharArray();
> >                         conv4ISO.convert(charArray, 0, charArray.length,
> > byteArray, 0, byteArray.length);
> >                         new String(byteArray);
> >
> > Because I'm not sure about which encodings are used at wich stpes I
> > tried some combinations but without luck. I think my code from eclipse
> > is CP1252. In the eclipse editor properties I changed this to UTF8 and
> > ISO which also didn't work. I tried to I'm not sure what happens when
> > mapscript use JNI. Perhaps the string gets converted to UTF8. If this is
> > right I see no chance for me to change the string in java because it
> > gets converted even if it is already UTF8. I have to say that I'm not
> > familiar with this encoding things. If someone has an advice I will
> > going on testing.
> >
> > I think it will be a good thing to have "UTF-8 -> ISO-8859-Conversion"
> > like you suggested. At the moment I can't do this because I have no
> > possibility to compile the c code.
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Norbert
> >
> > Benedikt Rothe wrote:
> >
> > >Umberto, Nicol, Norbert, Oliver
> > >
> > >Umberto wrote
> > >
> > >
> > >>try to run the attached Java source.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >...
> > >
> > >
> > >>"Südliche Weinstraße" as the second it will work!
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >In my copy of your mail the queryByAttribute.java-program is not
> > >attached.  Could somebody post program including testdata (or
> > >download-url) ?
> > >
> > >I 'd like to study a running example, because I don't understand
> > >how umlaut-conversion from Java to Mapserver-kernel can run
> > >properly anyway and I'd like to understand it :-)
> > >-----------
> > >It seems Norbert found a kind of answer to his question
>
> > >
> > >
> > >>is there a way to do the converion in java dircetly?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >He suggested
>
> > >
> > >
> > >>Try to convert the String before you set the expression in your code(->
> > >>
> > >>
> > >String( byte
> > >
> > >
> > >>bytes[], String )
> > >>
> > >>
> > >Could you be more precisly? I do not understand what must be converted to
> > >what.
> > >How must this be applied to convert a Java-String to a proper
> > >"Mapserver-String" (?)
> > >-----------
> > >Is somebody willing to try to add an "UTF-8 -> ISO-8859-Conversion" in
> > >mapscript_wrap.c for testpurposes? (Even in the case it works, this would
> > >not be a real solution because it bypasses swig.)
> > >
> > >Benedikt
> > >
> > >
> > >UMN MapServer Users List <MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU> schrieb am
> > >14.04.2006 15:23:51:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >>Olivier,
> > >>I GOT IT!
> > >>
> > >>try to run the attached Java source. If you pass it two arguments the
> > >>first being the path to the map file and the second the string to
> > >>search for and you pass
> > >>"Südliche Weinstraße" as the second it will work!
> > >>
> > >>So why does it fail when "Südliche Weinstraße" is inside the Java
> > >>code? That is a problem that only happens when javac compiles the
> > >>source: javac translates all characters to unicode and in doing that
> > >>it gets the german characters wrong.
> > >>To solve this give javac the following option: -source 1.4
> > >>
> > >>For more see this link:
> >
> >>http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=5046139
>
> > >>
> > >>On 4/13/06, Umberto Nicoletti <umberto.nicoletti at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>This is probably not related only to java mapscript, so please read
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >on.
> > >
> > >
> > >>So I was wrong...but I'll leave the proof to the reader ;-)
> > >>
> > >>Best regards,
> > >>Umberto
>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>On 3/30/06, Oliver Wesp <wesp at gdv.com> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>>Dear List,
> > >>>>
> > >>>>I' struggling with queryByAttributes on an attribute field with
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >german
> > >
> > >
> > >>>>umlauts using java mapscript.
> > >>>>The odd thing is that the same thing works fine with php mapscript
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >and
> > >
> > >
> > >>>>when I use expressions in my  mapfile. I'm using a shapefile as
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>datasource.
>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>Could someone of the other mapserver developers shed some light on
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>this issue?
>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>I have a clue to give: php mapscript is using a different regex
> > >>>library and this explains why the match does not happen for Java
> > >>>mapscript, while it does happen in php mapscript. If I am right also
> > >>>the mapserver cgi should be affected and possibly all other mapscript
> > >>>too.
> > >>>
> > >>>It would be very interesting if someone could report on similar
> > >>>experiences with the cgi-bin version of mapserver.
> > >>>
> > >>>Thanks,
> > >>>Umberto
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>>Here is what I do:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>layer.queryByAttributes(map,"KREIS_NAME", "/Südliche Weinstraße/",
>
> > >>>>mapscriptConstants.MS_MULTIPLE);
> > >>>>layer.open();
> > >>>>System.out.println( "Result Count: " +layer.getNumResults() );
> > >>>>layer.close();
> > >>>>
> > >>>>The result is always null while replacing the qstring with something
> > >>>>that doesn't contain special characters (e.g.
> > >>>>'Mainz-Bingen') works fine.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>As noted above the following layer definition in a mapfile works
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >fine
> > >
> > >
> > >>>>LAYER
> > >>>>     NAME kreis
> > >>>>     STATUS DEFAULT
> > >>>>     TYPE polygon
> > >>>>     DATA "/tmp/subset"
> > >>>>     TEMPLATE "kreis.html"
> > >>>>     CLASSITEM KREIS_NAME
> > >>>>     CLASS
> > >>>>       NAME Boundary
> > >>>>       COLOR 128 128 0
> > >>>>       OUTLINECOLOR 0 0 0
> > >>>>       EXPRESSION /Südliche Weinstraße/
>
> > >>>>     END
> > >>>>END
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>but this does not:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>layer.setClassitem("KREIS_NAME");
> > >>>>classObj cl = new classObj(layer);
> > >>>>cl.setName("Classname");
> > >>>>cl.setExpression("/Südliche Weinstraße/");
>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>I use Mapserver 4.8.1 on W2k, Tomcat 5.0.28.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>I can provide some sample data, just in case someone likes to
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >reproduce.
> > >
> > >
> > >>>>Any help is appreciated.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>best regards
> > >>>>Oliver
> > >>>>--
> > >>>>Dipl.-Geogr. Oliver Wesp
> > >>>>Gesellschaft fuer geografische Datenverarbeitung
> > >>>>Binger Strasse 49-51
> > >>>>D-55218 Ingelheim
> > >>>>fon: +49 6132 714818
> > >>>>fax: +49 6132 714828
> > >>>>http: www.gdv.com
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
> > >
> > >
> > >>is there a way to do the converion in java dircetly?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >He suggested
>
> > >
> > >
> > >>Try to convert the String before you set the expression in your code(->
> > >>
> > >>
> > >String( byte
> > >
> > >
> > >>bytes[], String )
> > >>
> > >>
> > >Could you be more precisly? I do not understand what must be converted to
> > >what.
> > >How must this be applied to convert a Java-String to a proper
> > >"Mapserver-String" (?)
> > >-----------
> > >Is somebody willing to try to add an "UTF-8 -> ISO-8859-Conversion" in
> > >mapscript_wrap.c for testpurposes? (Even in the case it works, this would
> > >not be a real solution because it bypasses swig.)
> > >
> > >Benedikt
> > >
> > >
> > >UMN MapServer Users List <MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU> schrieb am
> > >14.04.2006 15:23:51:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >>Olivier,
> > >>I GOT IT!
> > >>
> > >>try to run the attached Java source. If you pass it two arguments the
> > >>first being the path to the map file and the second the string to
> > >>search for and you pass
> > >>"Südliche Weinstraße" as the second it will work!
> > >>
> > >>So why does it fail when "Südliche Weinstraße" is inside the Java
> > >>code? That is a problem that only happens when javac compiles the
> > >>source: javac translates all characters to unicode and in doing that
> > >>it gets the german characters wrong.
> > >>To solve this give javac the following option: -source 1.4
> > >>
> > >>For more see this link:
> >
> >>http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=5046139
>
> > >>
> > >>On 4/13/06, Umberto Nicoletti <umberto.nicoletti at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>This is probably not related only to java mapscript, so please read
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >on.
> > >
> > >
> > >>So I was wrong...but I'll leave the proof to the reader ;-)
> > >>
> > >>Best regards,
> > >>Umberto
>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>On 3/30/06, Oliver Wesp <wesp at gdv.com> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>>Dear List,
> > >>>>
> > >>>>I' struggling with queryByAttributes on an attribute field with
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >german
> > >
> > >
> > >>>>umlauts using java mapscript.
> > >>>>The odd thing is that the same thing works fine with php mapscript
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >and
> > >
> > >
> > >>>>when I use expressions in my  mapfile. I'm using a shapefile as
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>datasource.
>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>Could someone of the other mapserver developers shed some light on
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>this issue?
>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>I have a clue to give: php mapscript is using a different regex
> > >>>library and this explains why the match does not happen for Java
> > >>>mapscript, while it does happen in php mapscript. If I am right also
> > >>>the mapserver cgi should be affected and possibly all other mapscript
> > >>>too.
> > >>>
> > >>>It would be very interesting if someone could report on similar
> > >>>experiences with the cgi-bin version of mapserver.
> > >>>
> > >>>Thanks,
> > >>>Umberto
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>>Here is what I do:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>layer.queryByAttributes(map,"KREIS_NAME", "/Südliche Weinstraße/",
>
> > >>>>mapscriptConstants.MS_MULTIPLE);
> > >>>>layer.open();
> > >>>>System.out.println( "Result Count: " +layer.getNumResults() );
> > >>>>layer.close();
> > >>>>
> > >>>>The result is always null while replacing the qstring with something
> > >>>>that doesn't contain special characters (e.g.
> > >>>>'Mainz-Bingen') works fine.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>As noted above the following layer definition in a mapfile works
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >fine
> > >
> > >
> > >>>>LAYER
> > >>>>     NAME kreis
> > >>>>     STATUS DEFAULT
> > >>>>     TYPE polygon
> > >>>>     DATA "/tmp/subset"
> > >>>>     TEMPLATE "kreis.html"
> > >>>>     CLASSITEM KREIS_NAME
> > >>>>     CLASS
> > >>>>       NAME Boundary
> > >>>>       COLOR 128 128 0
> > >>>>       OUTLINECOLOR 0 0 0
> > >>>>       EXPRESSION /Südliche Weinstraße/
>
> > >>>>     END
> > >>>>END
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>but this does not:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>layer.setClassitem("KREIS_NAME");
> > >>>>classObj cl = new classObj(layer);
> > >>>>cl.setName("Classname");
> > >>>>cl.setExpression("/Südliche Weinstraße/");
>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>I use Mapserver 4.8.1 on W2k, Tomcat 5.0.28.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>I can provide some sample data, just in case someone likes to
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >reproduce.
> > >
> > >
> > >>>>Any help is appreciated.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>best regards
> > >>>>Oliver
> > >>>>--
> > >>>>Dipl.-Geogr. Oliver Wesp
> > >>>>Gesellschaft fuer geografische Datenverarbeitung
> > >>>>Binger Strasse 49-51
> > >>>>D-55218 Ingelheim
> > >>>>fon: +49 6132 714818
> > >>>>fax: +49 6132 714828
> > >>>>http: www.gdv.com
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>




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