On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 04:32:42PM -0500, Josh Oman wrote: > Hello Openlayers User, > > I am creating a simple search feature with OpenLayers, Geoserver, and > postGIS in a "static" website. The process I am using is as follows: > user submits a cql string, the cql string is used to create a filtered > layer, the filtered layer is displayed on the map, OpenLayers is used to > generate an html table that contains a row for each feature in the > filtered layer. The result is a map displaying the filtered features, > and next to the map is a table displaying some data for each of the > filtered features.
> > > As I understand GetFeatureInfo it will not return information for all > features in the filtered layer since it requires a click's X,Y > coordinate. I am looking for an OpenLayers function to get an info > table from GeoServer that is populated with data from every feature in > the filtered layer. Sounds like you want WFS, and the GetFeatures call. -- Chris > > > > I just started working with open source gis, so there may be a better > approach to searching/filtering that I am not aware of. Please direct > me to a better approach, if you know of one. > > > > > > Thank you, > > Josh > > > > _______________________________________________ > Users mailing list > [email protected] > http://openlayers.org/mailman/listinfo/users -- Christopher Schmidt MetaCarta _______________________________________________ Users mailing list [email protected] http://openlayers.org/mailman/listinfo/users
