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Mastering OpenLayers 3

You're reading from   Mastering OpenLayers 3 Create powerful applications with the most robust open source web mapping library using this advanced guide

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jan 2016
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ISBN-13 9781785281006
Length 308 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (12) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Creating Simple Maps with OpenLayers 3 2. Applying Custom Styles FREE CHAPTER 3. Working with Layers 4. Using Vector Data 5. Creating Responsive Applications with Interactions and Controls 6. Controlling the Map – View and Projection 7. Mastering Renderers 8. OpenLayers 3 for Mobile 9. Tools of the Trade – Integrating Third-Party Applications 10. Compiling Custom Builds with Closure Index

Modifying and snapping to features


In this example, called ch05_modify, we will customize the remaining feature editing interactions before we go on and create our own. Firstly, we create some further CSS rules for our new controls:

.toolbar .ol-modifyfeat button {
    background-image: url(../../res/button_modifyfeat.png);
}
.toolbar .ol-snap button {
    background-image: url(../../res/button_snap.png);
}

Extending the method

Now that we have the required rules, we can extend our addEditingToolBar method with two additional interactions. As both the modify and the snap interactions accept a collection of features to work with, we go that way and store the selected layer's features in a new collection object:

toolBar.prototype.addEditingToolBar = function () {
    […]
    this.activeFeatures = new ol.Collection();
    var modifyFeature = new ol.control.Interaction({
        label: ' ',
        tipLabel: 'Modify features',
        className: 'ol-modifyfeat ol-unselectable ol-control',
     ...
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