[mapserver-users] C# connectiontype issue

[Frank Warmerdam]

> I have a raster layer in map file. When I load the map file using C# map 
> script, at run time it shows layerObj.connectiontype as 
> ‘MS_CONNECTION_TYPE.MS_SHAPEFILE’ though it is raster image. Is there 
> any syntax error with my map file definition.  I need to know exactly 
> whether it is a raster or vector layer in my application. Some logic in 
> my application needs to handle them differently.
> 
>  
> 
> This is the entry in map file
> 
>  
> 
>   LAYER
> 
>     DATA "14m_jpg_24bit.jpg"
> 
>     NAME " 14m Jpg 24bit"
> 
>     STATUS ON
> 
>     TYPE RASTER
> 
>     UNITS METERS
> 
>   END

Murty,

I believe the connectiontype value is left to the default for raster
layers, which happens to be MS_SHAPEFILE.  The connectiontype does not
really apply for layers of type RASTER.

I think to distingish layer types properly you will need to examine both
the TYPE and CONNECTIONTYPE fields.

Best regards,
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