[OpenLayers-Users] objekts created with vectorLayer.addFeature() aren't part of the insertRequest

[Christopher Schmidt]

On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 02:30:05AM -0700, Marco Scheuble wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> problem solved!!! - And I think, I found a bug!
> 
> After adding the feature to the layer, I had to set the state of this
> feature explizit to "Insert".
> ->
> editableLayer.features[editableLayer.features.length-1].toState("Insert");
> then it works fine!!!
> 
> I think this should be done automatically, when adding a feature to a layer
> !?

This should not be done automatically. Many people will insert
'temporary' features or other similar types of features into a layer --
for visualization, different styles, etc. -- and want these types of
features to be in the layer, but not saved to the database.

It should, however, probably be better documented that if you want to
save a feature, and you create it yourself, you have to set an explicit
state. Where would you have looked for such documentation?

-- Chris 

> Where can I post this, so that someone can fix it?
> 
> -Marco
> 
> 
> 
> Marco Scheuble wrote:
> > 
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > the following code adds a new feature to the layer "editableLayer". 
> > The feature is added to the map and I can see it. But when I save this
> > layer, the added feature isn't sended to the WFS-server! Features, that I
> > additionally add with "OpenLayers.Control.DrawFeature" to this layer, are
> > stored!?
> > 
> > here is my code:
> > editableLayer  = new OpenLayers.Layer.Vector( 'Flächen', {
> > 		strategies: [new OpenLayers.Strategy.BBOX(), saveStrategy ], 
> > 		projection: gk, 
> > 		styleMap: styles, 
> > 		protocol: new OpenLayers.Protocol.WFS({ 
> > 			version: '1.1.0', 
> > 			srsName: 'EPSG:31467',
> > 			url: '/geoserver/wfs', 
> > 			featureNS :  'http://www.openplans.org/topp', 
> > 			featureType: 'poly', 
> > 			geometryName: 'the_geom'})
> > 		});
> > 
> > var rectangle = new
> > OpenLayers.Bounds(3576418,5713156,3617581,5746487).toGeometry();
> > editableLayer.addFeatures(new OpenLayers.Feature.Vector(rectangle));
> > editableLayer.refresh();
> > 
> > And this is the request sended to the server:
> > <wfs:Transaction xmlns:wfs="http://www.opengis.net/wfs" service="WFS"
> > version="1.1.0" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.opengis.net/wfs
> > http://schemas.opengis.net/wfs/1.1.0/wfs.xsd"
> > xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"/>
> > 
> > If I edit the newly added feature, and then save it, it's part of the
> > request, but unfortunately inside of an update-statement :-(
> > 
> > request after editing the feature:
> > <wfs:Transaction xmlns:wfs="http://www.opengis.net/wfs" service="WFS"
> > version="1.1.0" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.opengis.net/wfs
> > http://schemas.opengis.net/wfs/1.1.0/wfs.xsd"
> > xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"><wfs:Update
> > typeName="feature:poly"
> > xmlns:feature="http://www.openplans.org/topp"><wfs:Property><wfs:Name>the_geom</wfs:Name><wfs:Value><gml:Polygon
> > xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml"
> > srsName="EPSG:31467"><gml:exterior><gml:LinearRing><gml:posList>3591881.3107142434
> > 5724345.692857157 3602105.89285714 5725059.928571432 3606212.748214286
> > 5733749.796428571 3591928.072185834 5732198.791084743 3591881.3107142434
> > 5724345.692857157</gml:posList></gml:LinearRing></gml:exterior></gml:Polygon></wfs:Value></wfs:Property><ogc:Filter
> > xmlns:ogc="http://www.opengis.net/ogc"><ogc:FeatureId/></ogc:Filter></wfs:Update></wfs:Transaction>
> > 
> > 
> > hopy someone can help me,
> > thanks in advance,
> > Marco
> > 
> 
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