[UMN_MA PSERVER-USERS] Mutiple "DATA " lines in a single l ayer?

[Stephen Woodbridge]

Jeff Dege wrote:
> 
> We're using OpenLayers as the map viewer.  MapServer will be running in 
> CGI mode, either directly or as a WMS server.  So mapscript isn't part 
> of the equation.
>  
> I've never looked at the  MapServer source, but I'm wondering if 
> allowing DATA statements to be placed in CLASS sections would be a 
> reasonable enhancement.

I not sure how that would be different from a layer then. Anyway, I'm 
sure patches would be welcome for review.

LAYERs are inherently designed to define data sources and as a container 
for processing that data source.

CLASSes allow you to render features of the data source in different 
ways. Think of a CLASS as like a case statement, Only the first one that 
is executed is processed for any given feature.

-Steve W