[OpenLayers-Users] set base layer programatically

[christopher.schmidt at nokia.com]

getLayersByName returns an array of layers. You want to use something
like:

  thenewbase = mapPanel.map.getLayersByName(thelayer)[0];
On Sep 19, 2011, at 10:10 PM, ext karsten vennemann wrote:

> I am trying to set the base layer inside a function like this
>  
> function switchbaselayer(newname) {
>       var thelayer = newname;
>       var thenewbase = mapPanel.map.getLayersByName(thelayer);
>       mapPanel.map.setBaseLayer(thenewbase);
>       mapPanel.map.baseLayer.setVisibility(true);
> }
>  
> The cods seems to run through without any errors, however the base layer is not switched and the map not updated ( I can see that the layer object is found in getLayersByName).
> and in Firebug
> mapPanel.map.baseLayer.name;
> prints the previous/old baselayers name
>  
> What am I doing wrong ?
>  
> Cheers
> Karsten
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