OK, I think that was the note I "missed". Thanks for the hint; and in particular, for the example, that fits well for us who don't know the regex syntax :-)
/Lars -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- Från: Christy Nieman [mailto:cnie...@dmsolutions.ca] Skickat: 13 August 2009 16:01 Till: Lars Westerlind Kopia: mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org Ämne: Re: SV: [mapserver-users] Classitems selection Hi, When you say that you could very well use expressions, do you mean regular expressions? In my experience, unless you are working with a very large data set they're fine. E.g. CLASSITEM "flavour" ... EXPRESSION /cherry|mango|lime/ Christy Lars Westerlind wrote: > > AFAIK currently I write > > CLASSITEM "flavor" > > ... > > EXPRESSION "cherry" > > Suggested extension would be to allow for > > CLASSITEM > > ... > > EXPRESSION "cherry","mango","lime" > > But really, syntax is not my concern. A could very well use > expressions, but the documentation says they are not good for > performance. And my first question is if I've missed something? > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > *Från:* Fawcett, David [mailto:david.fawc...@state.mn.us] > *Skickat:* 13 August 2009 15:39 > *Till:* Lars Westerlind; mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org > *Ämne:* RE: [mapserver-users] Classitems selection > > Do you mean something like ('[flavor]' IN ('cherry', 'mango', 'lime')? > > -----Original Message----- > *From:* mapserver-users-boun...@lists.osgeo.org > [mailto:mapserver-users-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] *On Behalf Of > *Lars Westerlind > *Sent:* Thursday, August 13, 2009 2:39 AM > *To:* mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org > *Subject:* [mapserver-users] Classitems selection > > I use the CLASSITEM - EXPRESSION with string expression rather > much, which is also recommended for performance. But sometimes I > have a few values that could be shown in the same class. Wouldn't > it be a nice idea to allow for a commaseparated set/list of > strings to match? > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > mapserver-users mailing list > mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users > _______________________________________________ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users