[OpenLayers-Users] OpenLayers.Control.SelectFeature in Mutiple Layers

[Alexandre Dube]

Hi ashlin,

I had to deal with a very similar problem. My workaround was to use only 
one vector layer containing all typeNames in it. OpenLayers didn't fully 
support this so I had to do some dirty hacks to make it work.

I see in Trac that there's currently some work being done to resolve 
this. I suggest you follow theses tickets, I'll do the same with a lot 
of interest :

http://trac.openlayers.org/ticket/1838
http://trac.openlayers.org/ticket/1839

Best regards,

Alexandre

ashlin wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I would like to know if it is possible to implement select feature in
> multiple layers. Is there any way to achieve that?
>
> Currently, I have about 5 layers of different types of objects. I would like
> all objects in these 5 layers to be selectable. I noticed that
> OpenLayers.Control.SelectFeature only allow the control to be associated
> with a specific layer. If i wanted all objects to be selected in the 5
> layers, i would need 5 select controls.
>
> However, I realised that only 1 control can be activated at a time. Is it
> true? I could not get all my 5 select controls to be activated and working
> at 1 time. Only my top most layer vector objects get selected. The objects
> in other layers are not selectable. If i toggle off my top most layer in the
> layer switcher, the select control of my 2nd top most layer will then be
> activated and allow objects to be selected.
>
> Is this how the select feature works? Really needed something that can allow
> selection in different layers. Hope someone can help on this. Thanks.
>
> Regards,
> Ashlin
>   


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