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With this layer a background shape file can be defined. This layer supports the common shape layer elements

Other elements that can be used include:

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To make use of a Wfs or ArcSDE connection you have to use the option for serverShapeLayer. This layer supports the common shape layer elements


layer

Definition of a GIS layer to be displayed.

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These elements are supported for both the serverShapeLayer and the esriShapeLayer:

  • visible: Controls if the layer is automatically visible. When false the user has to switch on the layer manually. By default the layer becomes automatically visible.
  • usedBySelectByMapItemTool: Controls if the layer is used by the "Select by map item tool" in the FEWS explorer to easily select all locations in a polygon.
  • selectByMapItemLocationRelation: When this element is specified an location relation is used to find locations at the map instead of the polygon border.

  • selectByMapItemAttributeEqualsWhen this element is specified a (multivalued) location attribute is used to find locations at the map instead of the polygon border.

  • label: Label that is displayed at the map. Labels are decluttered so not all labels will be visibile when zooming out. 
  • tooltip : information that is displayed when the user is moving the mouse cursor over a shape. To see this information turn on the 'Information' button. 
  • lineColor : color of the line
  • fillColor : color of the area
  • opaquenessPercentage: percentage of opaqueness.
  • lineWidth : width of the line
  • pointSize or pointIconId: allow size adjustment of points in a shape-layer, resp. displays an icon (as defined in LocationIcons.xml) at the points in the shape-layer (Notice: add filename extension!)
  • classBreaksAttributeName : name of a shape attribute (dbase column name) which is to be used to determine the class breaks.
  • classBreaks : used to define class breaks for the shape-layer. The fill color can depend on the value of a shape attribute. When the shape attribute is of type text, e.g. country name, add a class break for every country with a label that equals the country name. For the lower values use 1, 2, 3, ... etc

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