[OpenLayers-Dev] prevent layers from getting added

[Tim Schaub]

Hey-

bartvde at osgis.nl wrote:
> Hi list,
> 
> currently there seems no option to prevent layers from getting added to
> the map object. I thought I could use the preaddlayer event for this, but
> that does not seem possible currently.
> 

I think any "before{subject}{predicate}" listener should be able to 
return false to stop the pertinent action.  I'd consider any patch 
adding this behavior a step in the right direction (even if the event 
name doesn't conform with that template).

Tim

> Is there interest in creating a patch for such a feature? Do people think
> this would be useful general functionality?
> 
> Best regards,
> Bart
> 
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