[OpenLayers-Users] Re: Search functionality in Openlayers/Geoserver

[Phil Scadden]

> Step 1: User has to check only one layer(the layer in which he want to
> search) in layerswitcher before searching . But how to get which layer has
> been selected??
IMHO, layerswitcher is too primitive for this. I use a combo box (eg 
http://kite.gns.cri.nz/PBE/#MAP:OPAConfig.json) to select the searchable 
layer and then user can try point, polygon or text searching. Its 
unlikely that all of your layers are seachable.
> Step 2: After knowing the selected layer , Using php search that
> corresponding table for the search string in names column , if it is present
> get the latitude and longitude values. But how to get these values and what
> if they are polygons/lines???
Do you search by what ever means works and then use WFS query to fetch 
GML of the found features. Depending on your database, you can just use 
WFS to make the query. In the response function from the WFS query, the 
"features" object will have the geometry to work on.


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