[OpenLayers-Dev] Lat long from point

[Abhi]

I am trying to figure out how open layers converts a screen co ordinate into
latitudes and longitudes. To figure it out I downloaded version 1 of open
layers(for ease of reading due to less lines of code) and found the
following function:

 getLatLonFromPoint: function (point) {
        var center = this.getCenter();        //map center lat/lon
        var res  = this.getResolution();
        var size = this.getSize();

        var delta_x = point.x - (size.w / 2);
        var delta_y = point.y - (size.h / 2);

        return new OpenLayers.LatLon(
            center.lat - delta_y * res,
            center.lon + delta_x * res );
    }

In the latest version this has changed a bit but the logic remains the same.


Can someone please let me know how this works. I searched for ways to
convert a screen co ordinate to latitude and longitude and stumbled upon a
couple of them. But, none of them seem to match what open layers is doing.

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Cheers,
Abhi
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