[OpenLayers-Users] Multiple Vector Layers

Xavier Mamano (jorix) xavier.mamano at gmail.com
Thu Feb 28 08:27:22 PST 2013


Hi Robert,

See also: https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/issues/661

Xavier Mamano


dnbphysicist wrote
> Thanks Alexandre. So my next question is, should this layer effect the z
> index of the layers it 'contains'? It seems that unless it's the top most
> layer (the container), that the vector layers are pushed below the other
> WMS layers.
> 
> On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 8:22 AM, Alexandre Dubé <

> adube@

> > wrote:
> 
>>  Hi Robert,
>>
>>   This layer is an OpenLayers.Layer.Vector.RootContainer object.  It gets
>> automatically created when you specify an array of layers to the
>> SelectFeature control.  In short, it was created to solve the "I can't
>> click on vectors if they are not in the topmost layer" issue.  You can
>> read
>> more about this in following ticket :
>>
>>     http://trac.osgeo.org/openlayers/ticket/1666
>>
>> HTH,
>>
>> Alexandre
>>
>>
>>
>> On 13-02-26 02:27 PM, Rob Hyx wrote:
>>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I have multiple vector layers on my map, one being just a regular layer I
>> plot GeoJSON to, while the others are KML layers. I have them both using
>> the same OpenLayers.Control.SelectFeature object, and I noticed a
>> 'phantom'
>> layer that is now in the map.layers property called
>> 'openlayers.control.selectfeature_
> <some number>
> _container'. My question is,
>> what is this layer? It seems to effect the z indexing of the KML layers,
>> and by that I mean, if the z index of the container is under a raster
>> layer, the KML features are also underneath. Does that make sense?
>>
>> Thanks in advance!
>>
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