[OpenLayers-Users] Understanding events

[Yves Moisan]

> 
> I'm not sure I get it. Why don't you do the whole thing once the layer
> is loaded?
> 
> layer.events.on({
>     scope: layer,
>     loadend: function() {
>         // "this" references the layer
>         var features = this.features;
>         // do what you need with the features
>         // ...
>     }
> });

Yes I ended up doing something like this indeed.
> 
> the loadend listener need not be anonymous, you can also go with:
> 
> function onLoadend() {
>     var features = this.features;
> }
> layer.events.on({
>     scope: layer,
>     loadend: onLoadend // you don't call the function here but just
> provide a reference to it
> });
> 
> Hope this makes sense,

Are those equivalent : 

layer.events.on({
    scope: layer,
    loadend: onLoadend 
});

and 

layers.events.register("loadend", layer, onLoadend)

Thanx !

Yves