Class OpenLayers.Layer.MappingServiceLayer

A MappingServiceLayer is an OpenLayers layer that is capable of displaying a Spatial Server NamedMap on an OpenLayers map. The NamedMap to be displayed is specified by the mapName parameter passed to the constructor of this class. If the NamedMap is stored as vector data, it will be dynamically reprojected to the projection system of the OpenLayers map.

Parameters:

{String} displayName

Displayable name of the layer. This name should be human readable.

{String} mapName

Name of a NamedMap managed by Spatial Server

{String} url

Base URL of the Spatial Server MappingService REST API - e.g. http://spatialserver/MappingService

{Object} options

Hashtable of extra options to tag onto the layer (optional).

{String} options.format

Image format requested by this layer, e.g. gif or png. Defaults to png (optional).

{String} options.prefix

endpoint to access the MappingService, e.g. maps or tables (internal use only). Defaults to maps (optional).

{String} options.queryParams

Additional query params added to each image URL (optional).

{ria.RestService} restService

REST service instance to use to generate image URLs (optional).