Developer's Guide - MapGuide Open Source - OSGeo

function add_layer_resource_to_map($layerResourceID,
$resourceService, $layerName, $layerLegendLabel, &$map)
// Adds a layer defition (which can be stored either in the
// Library or a session repository) to the map.
// Returns the layer.
{
$newLayer = new MgLayer($layerResourceID,
$resourceService);
// Add the new layer to the map's layer collection
$newLayer->SetName($layerName);
$newLayer->SetVisible(true);
$newLayer->SetLegendLabel($layerLegendLabel);
$newLayer->SetDisplayInLegend(true);
$layerCollection = $map->GetLayers();
if (! $layerCollection->Contains($layerName) )
{
// Insert the new layer at position 0 so it is at
// the top of the drawing order
$layerCollection->Insert(0, $newLayer);
}
return $newLayer;
}
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
?>
This function adds a layer to a legend’s layer group.
Adding Layers To A Map | 69