[OpenLayers-Users] How to get information on clicking on a polygon

[Eric Lemoine]

On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 8:07 AM, kusum <kusum at infobase.in> wrote:
> Hi Eric
>
>  Thanks for replying back.
>  I am able to fetch information from database. But the problem is that I am
>  not able to highlight the polygon on map.
>  To highlight it on map I need all the points in it. But the database I have
>  in postgresql has field goem and I am not getting how to convert the goem
>  field into coordinates so that I can get points to highlight the polygon on
>  map.
>
>  Please suggest any function if there in postgres to convert the goemetry
>  field to cordinates or any other method if exists to highlight polygon using
>  goemetry.

You have multiple solutions. One simple solution involves having the
server send the wkt string and use OpenLayers.Format.WKT to parse that
string.

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Eric