OpenLayers.Layer.MapServer

Instances of OpenLayers.Layer.MapServer are used to display data from a MapServer CGI instance.

Summary

OpenLayers.Layer.MapServer	Instances of OpenLayers.Layer.MapServer are used to display data from a MapServer CGI instance.
Constants
DEFAULT_PARAMS	{Object} Hashtable of default parameter key/value pairs
Constructor
OpenLayers.Layer.MapServer	Create a new MapServer layer object
Functions
clone	Create a clone of this layer
getURL	Return a query string for this layer
getFullRequestString	combine the layer’s url with its params and these newParams.

{Object} Hashtable of default parameter key/value pairs

Create a new MapServer layer object

name	{String} A name for the layer
url	{String} Base url for the MapServer CGI (e.g. http://www2.dmsolutions.ca/cgi-bin/mapserv)
params	{Object} An object with key/value pairs representing the GetMap query string parameters and parameter values.
options	{Object} Hashtable of extra options to tag onto the layer

clone: function ( obj )

Create a clone of this layer

{OpenLayers.Layer.MapServer} An exact clone of this layer

getURL: function ( bounds )

Return a query string for this layer

bounds

{OpenLayers.Bounds} A bounds representing the bbox for the request

{String} A string with the layer’s url and parameters and also the passed-in bounds and appropriate tile size specified as parameters.

getFullRequestString:function( newParams,
altUrl )

combine the layer’s url with its params and these newParams.

newParams	{Object} New parameters that should be added to the request string.
altUrl	{String} (optional) Replace the URL in the full request string with the provided URL.

{String} A string with the layer’s url and parameters embedded in it.