[OpenLayers-Users] set base layer programatically

[karsten vennemann]

Thanks

thenewbase = mapPanel.map.getLayersByName(thelayer)[0];

works !

Karsten
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: christopher.schmidt at nokia.com 
> [mailto:christopher.schmidt at nokia.com] 
> Sent: Monday, September 19, 2011 19:22
> To: karsten at terragis.net
> Cc: users at openlayers.org
> Subject: Re: [OpenLayers-Users] set base layer programatically
> 
> 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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