Metadata Hashtable methods for php-mapscript

[geoprism]

Methods to expose the metadata hashtable in mapscript/swiginc/hashtable.i need to be ported to php-mapscript to provide for a $hash = $layer->{metadata} hashtableObj.

[dmorissette]

Assigning to Alan.

[aboudreault]

Here's is a patch. I created a hashtable object for PHP/Mapscript. The hashtable object has the following methods: get, set, remove, clear, nextkey... like the swig interface. The layer object has now a new member named "metadata" which is to the metadata hashTableObj. Example of use:

$ht = $layer->metadata;
$key = null;
while ($key = $ht->nextKey($key))
    echo "Key: ".$key."<br/>"

I merged the content of mapscript/php3/hashtable_i.c in mapscript_i.c. I can unmerge and simply add the hashtable_i.c file in Makefile.in if there is some reason to keep this file.

Also, should we add a hashtable object member to all objects that own a hashTableObj ? (Map, Class ...)

[aboudreault]

I'll add the hashtable object member to all others appropriate objects later today an attach the new patch.

[aboudreault]

Oups, forgot to check the "Replace" box when committing the new patch.

I added documentation in the README and added a "metadata" member to WebObj and ClassObj.

[geoprism]

Thanks for the lightening speed patches Adrian, and for the docs as well! I barely had time to blink!!

Jeff

[dmorissette]

The patch looks good Alan. Please commit to SVN.

[aboudreault]

Commited to SVN trunk in r8266

[aboudreault]

The documentation has been updated in r8267