HiLiting / selecting multiple features

[Xin]

I haven't received a response in a while.  Can anyone help with what I need?

On 20/04/06, Xin <crazygecko at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Steve,
>
> Thanks for the response.  It's always good to know there's someone out
> there that can help!
>
> Here's our situation.  We use MapServer CGI wrapped in a C# application.
> The app would call MapServer with various CGI parameters depending on what
> the user is doing in the application.
>
> One functionality we need is to hilite features on a map and for it to
> return results of features from other layers intersecting it.  The return
> results party is working great.
>
> A single feature can be hilited at the moment using mode=featurenquery,
> slayer, and passing img.x and img.y.  For example, this might be a
> building parameter.  This works to a degree.  We haven't been able to
> control the colour correctly with QUERYMAP and COLOR.  But that's another
> issue.
>
> Hiliting multiple features is what we are after.  We would like our users
> to be able to click on a feature on the map through our application.  Then
> we would hilite this through MapServer.  Then the user can click on more
> features.  We'd like the initial feature, and any features clicked on after
> to be all hilighted.  e.g. user clicks on three building parameters.
>
> The problem we are facing is hiliting multiple features.  Do you have any
> suggestions on how we may do this?
>
> Xin
>
>
> On 13/04/06, Steve Lime <Steve.Lime at dnr.state.mn.us> wrote:
> >
> > Xin: There's a big difference between a feature and a shape though. The
> > imgshape parameter was intended for use with something really simple
> > like a DHTML digitizer so at this point it only supports a single
> > feature. It
> > would not be hard to hack mapserv.c to allow mulitple instances of
> > imgshape to build up a more complex feature (holes, multiple outer
> > rings).
> >
> > I'm not sure if that's what you need though. There are other ways to
> > highlight features. Perhaps you could describe the steps in which the
> > application is used along with desired outputs. That would make it
> > easier
> > to suggest alternatives.
> >
> > Steve
> >
> > >>> Xin < crazygecko at GMAIL.COM> 4/13/2006 4:51:47 AM >>>
> > We are user MapServer cgi to hilite features the user select on.  This
> > is
> > done by using mode=featurequery and slayer.  We need to selectemultiple
> > features, and have them hilighted.  Having looked at the docs, there
> > doesn't
> > seem to be any obvious ways of doing this.
> >
> > One possible solution is to use IMGSHAPE and nquery.  This is documented
> > as:
> >
> > Shape given in image coordinates.
> >
> > An arbitrary polygon shape to be used for query purposes. Multiple
> > instances
> > simply add parts to the shape so it is possible to construct a shape
> > with
> > holes. Used with modes NQUERY and NQUERYMAP.
> > But using imgshape would require one than one polygon being passed
> > through.
> > Rick asked this in March without getting a response.  Is it possible to
> > pass
> > multiple polygons using imgshape?
> >
> > Any other suggestions are more than welcome.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Xin
> >
> >
>
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