looking through the code, you are allowed to update the class->title,
however you must supply a "title" validation entry for it (set it to
".*" if you want to allow any title)

--
thomas

On 30/01/2014 09:26, Rahkonen Jukka (Tike) wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Let's try to make more people involved. We have a server to play with online, 
> so everybody can have a try. Let's have a look at the default legend item
> http://demo.mapserver.org/cgi-bin/foss4g?REQUEST=GetLegendGraphic&SERVICE=WMS&VERSION=1.1.1&LAYER=Land&FORMAT=image/png
> 
> It is possible to change the legend fill this way
> http://demo.mapserver.org/cgi-bin/foss4g?REQUEST=GetLegendGraphic&SERVICE=WMS&VERSION=1.1.1&LAYER=Land&FORMAT=image/png&map.layer[land].class[0].style[0]=+COLOR+0+255+0
> 
> Now we need only an url that changes the legend title to something else than 
> "Coastlines". I made a few unsuccessful trials starting from
> http://demo.mapserver.org/cgi-bin/foss4g?REQUEST=GetLegendGraphic&SERVICE=WMS&VERSION=1.1.1&LAYER=Land&FORMAT=image/png&map.layer[land].class[0]=NAME+FOO
> 
> Let's see if someone discovers the right syntax. Documentation does not help 
> much with this but page http://mapserver.org/cgi/controls.html suggests that 
> almost everything is possible for those who know the secret
> "Beginning with version 3.3 it is possible to change virtually any map file 
> value from a form or a URL (see Run-time Substitution). The syntax for this 
> is fairly straightforward, and depends on what version of MapServer you are 
> using. One potentially very powerful use of this ability to change mapfile 
> parameters through a URL involves changing class expressions on-the-fly. 
> VALIDATION is used to control run-time substition. Try it out."
> 
> This could be understood that all substitutions via URL would require 
> validation but fortunately that is not true or otherwise changing styles with 
> this method would not generally work. 
> 
> -Jukka Rahkonen-
> 
> thomas bonfort wrote:
>>
>> Try changing/using the class title instead of the class name , I suspect the 
>> name
>> properties are identifiers that cannot be updated by url.
>>
>>
>> --
>> thomas
>>
>> On 29 January 2014 02:47, zach cruise <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> in the past, I could do a runtime substitution of a class name by
>>> passing it like so:
>>>
>>> ..&map_layer1_class1_name=new_name
>>>
>>> where in the map file, I had:
>>>
>>> MAP
>>>  LAYER
>>>   NAME "layer1"
>>>   CLASS
>>>    NAME "class1"
>>>
>>> and in the legend file, I had:
>>>
>>> [leg_class_name]
>>>
>>> so what changed?
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